Overview
- The prosecutor general before the Cámara de Casación, Mario Villar, filed a recurso extraordinario on Monday to undo the court order that sent the file to the federal judge in Campana and to push for Corte Suprema review.
- On August 14 the Cámara Federal de Casación (majority judges Mariano Borinsky and Diego Barroetaveña, with Alejandro Slokar dissenting) ordered the expediente remitted via the Cámara de San Martín to the Juzgado Federal de Campana.
- The underlying probe examines how a US$20 million Pilar mansion and 54 luxury vehicles registered to Real Central SRL were purchased, and investigators say the listed owners are possible testaferros linked to AFA figures including treasurer Pablo Toviggino.
- Villar says the transfer was 'arbitrary,' cites evidence tying company addresses and the deed signing to Buenos Aires to claim Comodoro Py jurisdiction, and warns the move could enable forum shopping or create doubts about judicial impartiality.
- Procedural stakes are high because if Casación admits Villar’s recurso the case will be stayed pending review, if it rejects him he plans a direct queja to the Corte Suprema, and the jurisdiction fight could delay parts of a wider AFA‑linked laundering inquiry.