Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Argentina’s Financial Intelligence Chief to Meet FinCEN on AFA Funding Probe

The trip seeks U.S. beneficial-ownership data to expose shell firms allegedly used to divert AFA revenues.

Overview

  • UIF head Paul Starc will travel to Washington in the first week of 2026 for talks with the U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN on the AFA money-flow investigation.
  • Investigators aim to unmask beneficiaries behind companies registered in Florida, Georgia and Delaware that allegedly channeled millions from friendlies and sponsorships.
  • Tourprodenter LLC, created in 2021 and administered by Erica Gillette, is described in court filings as a shell with an exclusive AFA friendlies contract and no real staff or operations.
  • Argentine authorities recently searched the home of businessman Javier Faroni under Judge Luis Armella’s orders and imposed a travel ban after he attempted to depart for Uruguay.
  • Officials are scrutinizing at least five additional linked U.S. entities with bank accounts, working through the UIFFinCEN framework under Group Egmont, with potential DOJ involvement if U.S. crimes are identified.