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Investigations into Tapia for enrichment and money-laundery

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Argentine federal authorities have expanded their investigations into Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), to include allegations of money laundering and illicit enrichment. While initial inquiries led by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita and Judge Ariel Lijo focused on Tapia’s tenure at the waste management agency CEAMSE—specifically a reported 1,000% increase in wealth between 2017 and 2024—new legal scrutiny has emerged. A separate investigation, overseen by Judge Adrián González Charvay in Campana, has been consolidated with existing cases involving the suspicious purchase of a mansion in Pilar. This phase involves AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino and stems from a complaint by businessman Guillermo Tofoni, who alleges that following the 2022 World Cup, the AFA bypassed commercial agreements for international friendly matches to divert funds into offshore accounts via exchange houses and financial institutions in Buenos Aires. Recent judicial developments have intensified. Judge Ariel Lijo has ordered measures to reconstruct Tapia’s assets, including a request to Switzerland to clarify three international transfers from FIFA totaling approximately $189,577 made between 2018 and 2020. The court is also examining nearly 37 payments from the Truck Drivers' Union, totaling over 1.4 million pesos, made to Tapia between 2016 and 2019. Furthermore, the probe is investigating the authorization of AFA corporate credit cards in Tapia’s name and has ordered the lifting of banking and fiscal secrecy for his ex-wife, Paola Moyano. New allegations suggest Tapia and Toviggino utilized ten external intermediaries to collect sponsorship payments from brands like Adidas and Google, with agents reportedly receiving commissions of up to 30 percent. Investigators claim many of these firms, such as the Dubai-based Moon Euro Management LLC, appear to exist only on paper and were used to move funds outside the United States banking system. This has prompted interest from U.S. federal prosecutors.

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