Overview
- Judge Juan Manuel Culotta’s Juzgado Federal 3 de Morón set the Nov. 6 hearing for Orlando Canido following an ARCA filing for aggravated evasion of Income Tax, VAT and Internal Taxes.
- ARCA quantified alleged liabilities at ARS 805,877,907.77 for fiscal years 2018–2020, with a cited 2017 amount raising the Income Tax component to ARS 670,392,527.72.
- The filing alleges omission of taxable income through misleading sworn statements and a simulated majority‑shareholder loan that lacked proven origin or cash movement.
- ARCA asked the court to probe purported fake sales tickets issued to 80 distributors with wholesale flows above about ARS 10.7 billion between 2021 and 2024, noting irregular taxpayer profiles and rapid churn in registries.
- Refres Now has continued to expand during the probe, completing purchases of the Cunnington and Neuss brands this year for roughly US$70–74 million, while the case remains under investigation with no adjudication.