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Court Nullifies Prosecution in Fútbol Para Todos Case, Acquits 14 Including Fernández and Capitanich

The panel voided the case for lack of a valid, individualized accusation, leaving any appeal to proceed only after the written ruling due March 11, 2026.

Aníbal Fernández y Jorge Capitanich.
Capitanich y Fernández absueltos junto a todos los acusados
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El Tribunal Oral Federal dictó la absolución de todos los imputados tras declarar la nulidad de la acusación fiscal

Overview

  • Tribunal Oral Federal 1 unanimously ruled the accusation legally invalid, which barred a merits review and led to acquittals for all 14 defendants.
  • The judges faulted prosecutors Miguel Ángel Osorio and María Andrea Garmendia Orueta for failing to individualize alleged crimes and for arbitrarily valuing evidence.
  • Ricardo Basílico, José Michilini and Adrián Grünberg also denied the requested seizure of 456 million pesos and ordered precautionary asset measures lifted.
  • The court scheduled publication of its written fundamentos for March 11, 2026, after which the Ministerio Público Fiscal may appeal to the Cámara Federal de Casación Penal.
  • Those cleared include ex chiefs of staff Aníbal Fernández and Jorge Capitanich, former AFA president Luis Segura, and union and financial figures tied to an alleged post‑dated check scheme first probed after Graciela Ocaña’s 2014 complaint.