On 16 January 2016, Sala was arrested on charges of fraud and criminal conspiracy in an alleged embezzlement of ARS $30,000,000 intended by the government to help the poor.

There, she organized a hunger strike that resulted in her being allowed to cook for her fellow female prisoners, with better food at equal cost.

She spent eight months in prison, and counseled other Lower Azopardo prostitutes toward changing their situation and leaving that environment.

[7][8] She denied involvement in a 2009 incident in which two youths attacked Morales, asserting that the accusations are politically motivated and without proof.

[9] The organization also manages six factories employing 5,000 workers in the construction material, tool and die, and textile industries.

[13] Tupac Amaru established branches elsewhere in Argentina, including Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Buenos Aires (the Villa 31), and Mendoza; these new chapters total 16 organizations.

[14] Gerardo Morales was elected governor in 2015, and denounced that Sala may have committed financial fraud and a discretional use of the money.