Overview
- AFA issued a statement rejecting recent coverage as a campaign of defamation targeting president Claudio Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino.
- The federation says its contract with TourProdenter LLC as its commercial agent abroad has been reviewed by courts in Argentina and the United States without findings of wrongdoing.
- LA NACION reported that TourProdenter accounts moved US$42 million to shell companies and nearly US$500,000 to firms linked to Toviggino.
- AFA notes that an Argentine case over sponsorships and friendlies ended with acquittals on September 6, 2023, upheld on appeal in November 2023 and by the Federal Court of Cassation in April 2024.
- The statement attributes renewed claims to businessman Guillermo Tofoni, says his related Florida complaint was rejected and archived, and urges media to check judicial rulings and sources.