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Judge Summons Faroni After AFA Raids Uncover 30% Contract and U.S. Funds Trail

Investigators are tracing about $260 million managed abroad by seeking U.S. bank data under lifted secrecy orders.

Overview

  • The seized 2021 contract granted TourProdEnter LLC exclusivity and a 30% commission plus 10% for logistics through 2026, signed by Claudio Tapia, Pablo Toviggino and Erica Gillette.
  • Federal teams raided AFA headquarters on Viamonte, the Ezeiza complex and Javier Faroni’s home, securing documents and electronic material.
  • Judge Luis Armella ordered the lifting of fiscal and banking secrecy and requested U.S. bank records as authorities reconstruct overseas flows allegedly totaling roughly $260 million with at least $42 million routed to Miami entities.
  • Migration agents stopped Faroni at Aeroparque when he attempted to fly to Uruguay, and prosecutors report he discarded his cellphone as they work to locate his devices.
  • Armella cited Faroni to testify on January 19, and the La Plata Federal Chamber assigned ARCA’s complaint against Sur Finanzas to Judge Federico Villena, clarifying jurisdiction on related strands.