An operation that shocked the world of Argentine football. The federal judge Daniel Rafecas – who was later removed from the case – ordered this Friday the search of the Villa Rosa farm in Pilar, suspected of being in the shadow of high-ranking leaders of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The result was shocking: 45 luxury or collector cars, seven large-displacement motorcycles and two karts.
The authorities immediately confiscated all vehicles. They will now be valued to determine their true market value.
The fifth case became the scene of an investigation that could change the history of Argentine football forever. They worked on site six court-appointed experts: three experts from the Supreme Court and three from the San Isidro College of Auctioneers.
Pilar’s Villa is attributed to alleged Chiqui Tapia frontmen
Rafecas left nothing to chance. He ordered this during the operation A complete property survey and detailed photos are taken every discovery.
After the operation, the Federal Chamber of Buenos Aires decided that the case will be heard by the Economic Crimes Court 10 under the direction of the judge Marcelo Aguinsky.
In this way, Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas will no longer deal with the case.
Porsche, Mustang and Ferrari are among the hijacked luxury cars
They found some of the cars on Pilar’s farm
The sequestered collection includes pieces that any collector would envy. At least four Porsches, a Ford Mustang, a Ferrari coupe and two Harley-Davidson motorcycles They were part of the arsenal found.
But that wasn’t all. The researchers also cataloged several classic cars as “collector’s item”among which four Renault Fuego stand out, which aroused particular interest.
All vehicles are registered Real Central SAa company linked to Luciano Pantano and his mother Ana Conte. However, judicial suspicion suggests that both would be simple namesakes.
The various models that were in a local warehouse
The complaint that sparked this investigation was filed by the Civic Coalition. The goal of the complaint is clear: to determine whether the property actually belongs to the owner President of the AFA, Claudio Tapiaor to Treasurer of the association, Pablo Toviggino.
The connection between the owners and the top executives of Argentine football is no coincidence. Investigators followed a lead that led them directly to the core of the AFA.
The suspicious story of the fifth
The villa in Villa Rosa has a past that raises questions. It was initially taken over by the former footballer and technical director Carlos Tevez in July 2017.
Six years later the… July 28, 2023the property changed hands. It was sold to the Malte SRL company, which kept it under its control for less than a year.
The last movement took place on May 30, 2024when Real Central SRL took over the property. This transaction triggered initial suspicions in the legal field.
Malte SRL is not just any company in the world of football. Investigators assume it was one of his partners Mauro Javier PazHead of the Argentine Women’s Football Association, which is part of the AFA structure.
The million-dollar contracts that complicate the panorama
The connection between Malte SRL and the AFA goes beyond mere ownership. In 2022 the company received one direct employment of the AFA for $550,000 for the construction of VAR facilities at the Lionel Andrés Messi site in Ezeiza.
The AFA justified this attitude in an extraordinary way. “The direct commissioning of Malte SRL was exceptionally approved”the company reported in its public records.
The official statement quoted “The Repeated Shifts” the VAR system and “The clear decision of the Professional League” to start speeding up the process.
In addition, the AFA clarified that the amount of $550,000 It would be maintained until the corresponding payment was made by Conmebol.
This legal operation marks a before and after in the recent history of Argentine football. With 54 luxury vehicles hijacked and an investigation that points directly to the AFA’s leadership, the coming weeks promise to reveal more details about the scandal that rocked the country’s most popular sport.
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