Country Club Document Ties AFA Treasurer to Testaferro Amid Ongoing Probe

A new country club registry, under judicial review, confirms ties between AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino and an alleged front man, building on prior ARCA revelations about testaferros linked to Toviggino and president Chiqui Tapia. Tapia faces mounting scandals with diminishing ally support.

Following the ARCA report exposing explosive asset growth of Luciano Pantano and Ana Lucía Conte—alleged testaferros for AFA's Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino—a country club registry has surfaced, directly linking Toviggino to a supposed front man, as reported by TN. Justice authorities are scrutinizing this document amid the broadening investigation into AFA leadership.

Tapia, already embroiled in probes involving Sur Finanzas money laundering and asset surges like Toviggino's elite horse holdings, now lacks backing from key figures including Luciano Nakis, Toviggino himself, and Maxi Levy. Argentine public sentiment reflects growing exhaustion with football corruption, intensifying calls for transparency and accountability in sports governance.

These revelations underscore escalating pressure on AFA executives as the judicial scrutiny deepens.

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Arca report exposes patrimonial growth of alleged testaferros of Tapia

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Judge Daniel Rafecas prohibited Luciano Pantano and Ana Lucía Conte from leaving the country, identified as alleged testaferros of AFA's Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia and Pablo Toviggino. A report from the Revenue and Customs Control Agency details the explosive patrimonial growth of their company Real Central SRL, owner of 59 luxury cars. The probe links to alleged money laundering at Sur Finanzas.

Fiscal Claudio Navas Rial has imputed AFA president Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino for illegally withholding over 19 billion pesos in pension and social security contributions from employees and affiliated clubs. Before Judge Diego Amarante, the probe covers two years of debts and may extend to other executives. This joins ongoing money laundering investigations into Toviggino's assets, as previously reported.

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The Federal Chamber rejected Pablo Toviggino's request, AFA treasurer, to testify via Zoom and ordered him to appear in person on March 11 at the Comodoro Py courts for an alleged evasion of $19.350 million. Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, AFA president, will also testify on March 12 in the same case initiated by ARCA. The investigation points to systematic omissions in tax payments between 2024 and 2025.

Argentine justice conducted 35 simultaneous raids on the AFA headquarters, its Ezeiza training ground, and 17 football clubs over alleged ties to Sur Finanzas, linked to president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. The operations, ordered by Judge Luis Armella, aim to seize documents probing potential money laundering via contracts and loans. Prosecutor Cecilia Incardona leads the investigation into the firm's owner, Ariel Vallejos.

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Augusto Fraschina, an equestrian instructor who taught Pablo Toviggino's children, the AFA treasurer, was accused of sexual abuse in 2018 by a student. The case has been stalled for nearly eight years, nearing prescription. Two Casación magistrates who invalidated evidence belong to the Argentine Football Association's ethics and appeals tribunals.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Liga Profesional decided to suspend local football matches in defense of their president, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, amid a tax evasion investigation. The measure will affect the ninth round of the 2026 Apertura Tournament and other matches in various categories. Several leaders expressed support, while others denounced external pressures.

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Argentina's Federal Chamber of Casación Penal has set a March 30 hearing to settle a jurisdiction dispute over the probe into AFA's purchase of a luxury mansion in Pilar, amid money laundering allegations tied to football officials including treasurer Pablo Toviggino. This follows AFA's recent address change to Pilar and prior revelations of suspicious payments linked to the property.

 

 

 

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