Overview
- The Economic Crimes Chamber, with judges Carolina Robiglio and Leopoldo Bruglia, rejected a bid by Luciano Pantano and Ana Lucía Conte to halt the case in January, affirming Judge Marcelo Aguinsky’s decision to work through the recess.
- An Edenor report indicates an AFA corporate American Express card issued to Pantano paid electricity bills at multiple addresses unrelated to AFA activity, after prior findings that the same card covered vehicle tolls.
- Aguinsky ordered American Express to immediately suspend debits on the corporate card, which records show averaged roughly 50 million pesos in monthly spending in 2025.
- Evidence under review includes a declared USD 1.8 million purchase price versus an official valuation near USD 17 million for the Pilar estate, the seizure of 54 high-value vehicles, and items linking the site to AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino.
- A jurisdiction fight remains pending before the Federal Chamber of San Martín, and the corporate regulator IGJ has given AFA and the Liga Profesional until January 20 to explain large accounting rubrics or face a proposed court-appointed overseer.