The Argentine Football Association said in a statement that it is under attack by the government of the country’s president, Javier Mele, in reference to Mele’s pressure for the country’s soccer clubs, which have long operated as non-profit organizations run by their members, to become for-profit companies under the management of private owners.
The federation said: “We are on the right path,” reviewing the tournaments that Argentina has won since Tapia assumed the presidency of the federation in 2017, including the 2022 World Cup.
Court documents
According to court documents, during the raid, authorities found a black bag made of faux leather bearing the logo of the Argentine Football Association and the name Tovigino, in addition to several books about football and a memorial plaque bearing his name.
The vehicles found at the scene included a Ferrari and several Porsches, registered in the name of the company that the prosecution attributed to Pantano and Conte.
An official familiar with the case confirmed that Tofigueno’s relatives have permission to drive at least a number of cars, confirming a report broadcast by the local TN television station.
The authorities requested information about the pilots who used the helipad in the hope of identifying the passengers.
The Ministry of Justice asked the Argentine Football Association and the Premier League, which holds the rights to broadcast matches, to provide explanations for accounting data worth about half a billion dollars dating back to 2017.
Daniel Vitolo, head of the ministry’s Inspector General’s Office, told Reuters that these amounts fall into categories in financial reports with general names such as “other.”
He added: “If the Argentine Football Association’s papers are really in order, why does it not explain something that is very easy to explain?”
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Qualición Civica, a progressive political party, launched an investigation after Tevez’s post, filing a criminal complaint focusing on a mysterious villa in Pilar.
As the World Cup approaches, allegations that the villa may have been used for money laundering have become one of a series of scandals to engulf the soccer federation in current world champions Argentina.
In early December, police raided the headquarters of the Argentine Football Association and more than a dozen clubs, as part of a money laundering investigation into money transfers linked to the clubs and a financial services company.
Three days later, police raided Villa Pilar and found a helipad, stables and 54 vehicles, including luxury and rare cars.
The Qualición Civica party alleges in its criminal complaint that the property is a front for a money laundering scheme linked to Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association, and its treasurer, Pablo Tovigino.
Last week, according to the local newspaper La Nacion, in another case, the public prosecutor brought charges against Tapia, Tovigno and other union officials of illegally withholding taxes totaling $13 million after a complaint from the Argentine tax agency.
The Argentine Football Association said in a statement that it is under attack by the government of the country’s president, Javier Mele, in reference to Mele’s pressure for the country’s soccer clubs, which have long operated as non-profit organizations run by their members, to become for-profit companies under the management of private owners.
The federation said: “We are on the right path,” reviewing the tournaments that Argentina has won since Tapia assumed the presidency of the federation in 2017, including the 2022 World Cup.
Court documents
According to court documents, during the raid, authorities found a black bag made of faux leather bearing the logo of the Argentine Football Association and the name Tovigino, in addition to several books about football and a memorial plaque bearing his name.
The vehicles found at the scene included a Ferrari and several Porsches, registered in the name of the company that the prosecution attributed to Pantano and Conte.
An official familiar with the case confirmed that Tofigueno’s relatives have permission to drive at least a number of cars, confirming a report broadcast by the local TN television station.
The authorities requested information about the pilots who used the helipad in the hope of identifying the passengers.
The Ministry of Justice asked the Argentine Football Association and the Premier League, which holds the rights to broadcast matches, to provide explanations for accounting data worth about half a billion dollars dating back to 2017.
Daniel Vitolo, head of the ministry’s Inspector General’s Office, told Reuters that these amounts fall into categories in financial reports with general names such as “other.”
He added: “If the Argentine Football Association’s papers are really in order, why does it not explain something that is very easy to explain?”
