Francisco Barreiro Abad's home was raided by the Public Ministry, which called the case Nene. The Prosecutor's Office investigation delves into the tense relationship between the president, Daniel Noboa, and Abad.

Abad has been serving as ambassador for peace in Israel, whom she sent to mediate with Palestine. It is the first time in Ecuador's democratic history that a president assigns tasks outside the country to a vice president. The crime of offering influence peddling is stipulated in the Penal Code of Ecuador and is punishable with a prison sentence of three to five years.