Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s chief of staff, Manuel Adorni, says he hid about $500,000 from the country’s tax authorities, according to reports from multiple outlets. Adorni, who also serves as a spokesperson for Milei, acknowledges that he and his wife kept savings “off books” for years, framing the conduct as common practice in Argentina rather than an exception. The statements are presented as an admission connected to dealings with the Argentine tax agency, with one report citing an estimated amount of $500,000. The disclosures come amid broader political scrutiny of Milei’s administration, which some coverage characterizes as scandal-hit. While the outlets differ slightly in emphasis, both describe the same core claim: Adorni admits long-running tax non-disclosure or underreporting of personal savings to tax authorities and describes it as something he did “like the majority of Argentines.” The reports do not provide a detailed timeline of the alleged concealment or the specific tax agency findings, but they agree that Adorni’s admission is central to the emerging controversy.