Justice conducted raids on AFA offices in Viamonte and Ezeiza, as well as Javier Faroni's home, a businessman linked to Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. Documents revealed transfers of over US$1.2 million to Faroni's TourProEnter company for unknown reasons. Faroni attempted to flee to Uruguay but was intercepted and barred from leaving the country.
On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Argentine Federal Police officers carried out raids ordered by federal judge Luis Armella at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) offices on Viamonte Street in Buenos Aires and the Ezeiza training ground. Faroni's residence in a gated community in Nordelta, Tigre—a spacious property with a pool and boat docks—was also searched.
During the operations, justice officials found payment orders showing transfers of over US$1.2 million from AFA to TourProEnter LLC, a company linked to Faroni, a theater businessman close to Tapia, for unknown reasons. A contract between AFA and the firm dated May 2021 was also discovered. Judge Armella ordered the lifting of fiscal, banking, financial, and stock secrecy for all involved parties and companies, including Faroni, his partner Erica Gabriela Gillette, and others such as Javier Alejandro Ojeda Jara and Mariela Marisa Schmalz.
Faroni attempted to travel to Uruguay on a private flight from Aeroparque on Monday but was stopped by Airport Security Police due to an active travel ban. Security camera footage shows him discarding his cell phone before interception, hiding it in a bag. Prosecutor Cecilia Incardona expanded the probe with an international angle, requesting data from U.S. banks via mechanisms like RRAG/GAFILAT and Egmont Group to trace fund flows.
In January, Paul Starc, head of the Financial Information Unit (UIF), will travel to the United States to meet with the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and exchange information on potential money laundering. AFA issued a statement saying it placed itself 'fully at the disposal' of authorities, cooperating by providing requested documentation in the framework of case FLP 29107/2025 for fraud and violation of article 303, filed against several defendants including Oscar Tucker and Federico Espinoza.
Other actions include lifting fiscal secrecy for Tapia, Pablo Toviggino, Cristian Malaspina, and Gustavo Roberto Lorenzo over alleged misappropriation of social security contributions worth 19 billion pesos, ordered by Judge Diego Amarante.
