Argentine justice has ordered the helicopter's owning company to provide information on who paid for flights to a mansion in Pilar linked to the AFA scandal. Pilots testified that the 60 landings were practice flights without passengers. Judge Marcelo Aguinsky is investigating AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino for alleged fund diversion.
The judicial investigation into a mansion in Pilar, Buenos Aires province, focuses on helicopter flights that landed there about 60 times. Judge Marcelo Aguinsky has ordered Flyzar, owned by Gustavo Carmona, to disclose who funded these aerial transfers linked to the property under scrutiny in the Argentine Football Association (AFA) scandal.
Pilots testified before Aguinsky that all flights were practice runs and that they always traveled alone, without passengers on board. They explained that flight manifests appeared empty because there were no occupants, and they denied recalling faces of any potential passengers. However, during a raid, the helipad's mandatory registry book went missing, raising suspicions.
The 105,000-square-meter mansion, valued at 17 million dollars, was purchased in May 2024 for a declared 1.8 million dollars. It formally belongs to Luciano Pantano and his mother Ana Lucía Conte through Real Central S.R.L., but prosecutors view them as fronts lacking the economic capacity for such assets. On the premises, AFA institutional bags, a Barracas Central plaque in Pablo Toviggino's name, and 54 luxury cars registered to his family members were found.
Pantano used an AFA corporate card for monthly expenses of 50 million pesos, including unrelated electricity bills and tolls for seized vehicles. Aguinsky suspended the card and awaits device forensics to confirm flight occupants. Flyzar has prior ties to the AFA, having transported the Argentine national team during the 2018 Russia World Cup.
The helipad cost 85,000 dollars and is part of luxuries like stables, a pool, and paddle courts. Justice warns of penalties for false testimony if undeclared passengers are proven.
