Overview
- Federal judge Sebastián Casanello ordered searches at the BCRA headquarters and the homes of six former directors, with police seizing phones, computers and documents tied to alleged irregular dollar operations.
- The BCRA case seeks potential links between an ex‑director and financier Elías Piccirillo, whose activities are under review for “rulo” maneuvers that bought official dollars and resold them at higher rates.
- In a separate investigation, judge María Romilda Servini directed at least dozens of raids connected to Sur Finanzas over suspected blue‑dollar transactions totaling about US$1.4 billion during the currency controls.
- U.S. bank records reported by La Nación show the AFA’s foreign agent, TourProdEnter LLC, handled more than US$260 million and transferred at least US$42 million to low‑activity Florida LLCs, with payments also reaching firms and individuals linked to AFA figures.
- Cross‑border scrutiny has intensified through a complaint filed in the United States and a formal note from Argentina’s Security Ministry to a U.S. federal prosecutor, while courts in both countries gather financial and digital evidence.