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Judge Orders Raids on AFA and Faroni as U.S. Records Fuel Money-Trail Probe

U.S. banking records obtained through discovery point to AFA-linked revenues routed via a Miami agent to opaque firms.

Overview

  • Federal judge Luis Armella authorized searches at Javier Faroni’s Nordelta home, AFA headquarters on Viamonte, and the Ezeiza complex to seize contracts and electronic devices.
  • Authorities intercepted Faroni at Aeroparque and imposed a prohibition on leaving Argentina as the case advances.
  • PROCELAC moved to expand the case by seeking to add Faroni, his wife Érica Gillette, and others as defendants and requested the lifting of banking and tax secrecy.
  • Discovery shows TourProdEnter LLC handled about US$260 million tied to AFA since 2022, with investigators reporting at least US$42 million dispersed to Florida entities with nominal operators and millions spent on private aviation and other luxury costs.
  • Bank records cite US$483,604 in transfers from TourProdEnter to SOMA SRL, linked to AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino’s family, while the AFA issued a statement denying irregularities and defending its contract with the company.