Overview
- Prosecutor Claudio Navas Rial formally accused AFA president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino in a criminal case over alleged non‑remittance of withheld taxes and social‑security contributions.
- ARCA/DGI alleges AFA retained AR$19,353,546,843.85 in IVA, Income Tax withholdings and social‑security contributions from March 2024 to September 2025 after expanding an initial estimate of roughly AR$7.5 billion.
- Judge Marcelo Aguinsky lifted fiscal, financial and bank secrecy for Toviggino, relatives and associates, and for Real Central, Malte, Soma, Servicios Lindor, Wicca and Mendoza Wines, while ordering IGJ corporate files and urgent ARCA/DGI analyses.
- Searches at the Villa Rosa (Pilar) property yielded 52 high‑value vehicles and other assets, with investigators examining cash condo‑fee payments, tolls tied to a single credit card and helipad flight records to build financial traceability.
- The probe proceeds under Law 27.430 (articles 4 and 7) and is expanding to other AFA directors, including Cristian Malaspina and Gustavo Lorenzo, with virtual hearings for alleged nominal owners scheduled for Monday.