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Court Appraisal Values Pilar Estate at $20.8 Million, Far Above $1.8 Million Deed Price

The court appraisal now on Judge Aguinsky’s docket sharpens a money‑laundering inquiry into a chain of front companies linked by investigators to AFA figures.

Overview

  • The 550‑page report values the property and seized assets at $20,815,100, including $3,861,100 for 54 high‑end vehicles found on site.
  • The deed shows a $1.8 million sale recorded in 2024, a near tenfold gap that investigators say reinforces suspicions of asset laundering.
  • The estate is registered to Real Central SRL, controlled by Luciano Pantano and his mother Ana Lucía Conte, with prior ownership moving through Malte SRL, a sequence prosecutors view as consistent with fronting.
  • Indicators tying the site to AFA leadership include vehicle authorizations to relatives and items recovered on the property, as probes focus particularly on links to Pablo Toviggino.
  • Judge Marcelo Aguinsky added the appraisal to the case, ordered DGI financial analysis and helipad usage records, maintained asset freezes and travel bans, and postponed statements amid a defense bid to shift jurisdiction, which the prosecutor opposes.