María del Luján Telpuk

Who is María del Luján Telpuk?

Lorena Telpuk, formerly María del Luján Telpuk, or the Suitcase Girl is a former airport police officer at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who noticed a suitcase with US$800,000 as it went through an X-ray machine in August 2007. In December 2007, the money became a very public part of an international election suitcase scandal, known as Maletinazo. When the suitcase scandal became public, she became an international celebrity and appeared on the cover of several magazines, including those of the February 2008 issue of the Argentine edition of Playboy magazine and the March 2008 issue of the Venezuelan edition of Playboy magazine.

In 2008, according to foreign language sources, she changed her name from María del Luján Telpuk to Lorena Telpuk; she posed for additional adult modeling photographs; and continued her pursuit of stardom. She also testified in court regarding her involvement in the case.