Overview
- Economic-crimes prosecutor Claudio Navas Rial asked the appeals court to widen the case against AFA chief Claudio Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino to include advertising receipts labeled as “subconcept 551,” and he urged higher asset freezes with Sala A now set to rule.
- The enlarged charge list would sit atop an existing case that alleges improper withholding of payroll and tax contributions of about 19,000 million pesos for 2024–2025, for which Judge Diego Amarante has already processed Tapia, Toviggino, and other directors.
- A separate Central Bank complaint before Judge Gustavo Meirovich targets about US$100 million in sponsor and broadcast inflows routed outside the official exchange market, and he has requested written responses from AFA and Banco BST under a law that allows a direct conviction or acquittal with fines up to 10 times the operation and prison terms of one to four years.
- The Central Bank’s dossier flags AFA letters that cite Adidas “subsidies” but show a logo that differs from the official one and signatures that were not legally certified, and it outlines US$32 million presented as subsidies, more than US$10 million moved via the bond-based “contado con liqui” method, and over US$50 million paid through bonds.
- In a related front, the Federal Cassation Court confirmed a panel of judges to decide which court will handle a broader fraud and potential money‑laundering inquiry tied to alleged diversions near US$400 million and a luxury home in Pilar, underscoring that multiple proceedings are advancing at once.