Overview
- Federal judge Luis Armella directed 35 searches at AFA headquarters, the Ezeiza training complex, and 17 clubs, with the Argentine Federal Police executing the orders.
- Targets include Independiente, Racing, San Lorenzo, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Barracas Central, Platense, Morón, Los Andes, Acassuso, Brown de Adrogué, Deportivo Armenio, and Excursionistas.
- Investigators are examining whether Sur Finanzas extended loans to clubs and recovered payments through television or marketing rights, and prosecutor Cecilia Incardona sought to lift fiscal and banking secrecy for the 17 entities.
- Tax authorities reported ARS 818 billion in suspicious transfers tied to Sur Finanzas, with AFIP/ARCA findings citing 9% routed via 42 sham firms and large volumes moved by clients lacking economic capacity.
- In a parallel case, Judge Daniel Rafecas lifted fiscal, banking, and market secrecy for Luciano Pantano, Ana Lucía Conte, Lucas Labbad, and Real Central SRL, while a jurisdiction dispute awaits a Federal Chamber decision and owner Ariel Vallejo recently surrendered his phone.