The company, authorized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to collect all its revenue worldwide, siphoned off almost half a million dollars two companies linked to Pablo TovigginoTreasurer of the company and right-hand man of “Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia,” according to confidential United States banking records to which he had access THE NATION after the intervention of the US justice system. A suspicious payment also appears Maria Florencia Sartiranathe former treasurer of the AFA and current partner of Toviggino.
All transfers come from an account opened at Bank of America in the name of TourProdEnter LLC, whose parent company is on paper Erica Gillettethe wife of the theater producer and former Massista MP Javier Faroni. The company owns AFA’s commercial rights until December 2026, after Tapia managed to get all members of the AFA Executive Committee to approve his hiring in December 2021. From this moment on, the team’s foreign sponsors and the companies that have the rights to broadcast the games must deposit into the accounts of this mysterious company.
For the past four years, TourProdEnter LLC has accumulated at least $260 million at four banks in the United States. But only part of it was intended to solve the activities of the Viamonte Street company inside and outside Argentina. From the rest, At least $42 million ended up in four companies registered in the state of Florida by residents of the city of Bariloche, it was announced yesterday THE NATION.
These four Florida companies are now joined by other companies receiving funding. Below, SOMA SRLa limited liability company incorporated in the province of Santiago del Estero and with direct links to Darío Fabián TovigginoBrother of the treasurer of the AFA, and with Mauro Javier Pazformer director of the AFA Women’s League and suspected of serving as one of the organization’s alleged figurehead leaders.
According to confidential U.S. bank records he obtained and analyzed THE NATION, SOMA SRL received $468,000 in just seven months. There were ten transfers from the Bank of America account between December 18, 2024 and July 17 of this year. The most significant ones were recorded on April 9 ($120,000) and May 12 ($157,000).
SOMA SRL is already under the control of the Argentine justice system. Among other things, because it is one of the companies mentioned by the leaders of the Civic Coalition Facundo Del Gaiso And Matias Yofe in expanding the lawsuit for Pilar’s villa. In this presentation they revealed that there are several points of contact with the Toviggino family. Actually, The AFA treasurer was a shareholder until January 2016. At this point, according to records viewed by THE NATIONtransferred his shares to Gabriel Leonardo Gorositoalthough several clues indicate that he remains associated with the society.
The current managing director of the company is Mauro Paza person who also appears at Malte SRL, the company that bought the Villa Rosa mansion from the former footballer Carlos Tevez. And until recently, Darío Fabián Toviggino, brother of the AFA treasurer, was listed as a partner. According to a publication in the Official Gazette of Santiago del Estero on May 7, the day before he transferred 90% of the shares to Lindor Services SAanother company linked to the Toviggino.
The purchase or transfer of shares in these and other companies occurred regularly, according to company records collected. THE NATION. For example, the treasurer’s brother acquired this percentage of shares in August 2023 Gabriela Verónica Coronel Peña. From that moment and until May of this year, the company was 90% composed of Darío Fabián Toviggino and Orlando Martin Lopez (10%).
SOMA SRL’s corporate records reveal the overlap with other companies directly or indirectly linked to Toviggino. In fact, in 2022, this company acquired the shares of Malte with which the Villa Rosa mansion was purchased. At this point SOMA were partners Juan Pablo Beaconanother close friend who knew to be very close to the AFA Treasurer, and Carlos Bruno Seguelagain linked to several of the 54 vehicles found in the villa.
It should be clarified that SOMA SRL has been active in various commercial areas since its inception. These include passenger transport, travel agencies and even construction. But it also exploits the brand commercially.”Neuros“, the same name as the helipad that operated at Pilar’s villa.
However, the ten transfers that SOMA SRL received from the Bank of America TourProdEnter LLC account were not the only ones. Additionally, on August 10, 2023, a deposit of $5,604 was recorded from Synovus Bank and on January 8, 2024, two additional payments of $5,000 were recorded from the account maintained at Citibank by the AFA fund collector around the world. Total? $483,604.
Confidential bank records accessed THE NATION There also appears to be a transfer to another company linked to Toviggino. Cabello SRL, specialized in tourism. Mauro Javier Paz reappears as managing director of this company. By June 2024, 95% of the shares belonged to SOMA. And then they passed into the hands of Servicios Lindor SA. Everything has to do with everything.
Another piece of information: The two companies that received money from the USA stated that they were based in at some point Inns 1111in the capital Santiago del Estero. However, in the details of some transfers from TourProdEnter LLC, the same address appears, Posadas 1111, but in the city of Buenos Aires, in the Recoleta district, where an office complex operates.
The company Netcargo was registered on the eighth floor of this building, where Mauro Javier Paz and Orlando Martin López appear, another joker who appears in several companies of the Toviggino clan.
It is not the first time that this oddity or strange coincidence has occurred. In the deed of sale for Pilar’s villa between the companies Malte and Central Park Drinks, both linked to Toviggino, Paz gave the address of Posadas 1111 in Recoleta and Malte gave that of Posadas 1111 in Santiago del Estero.
In response to the request from THE NATIONFaroni declined to answer questions Friday. But those close to the businessman claimed that “the company TourProdEnter is the global sales representative of the AFA and its role is to organize the logistics of the AFA.” “Within these functions, he is a debt collection and payment agent, always within the proper framework of his business area and in accordance with the contractual relationship agreed with the AFA. In this context, he carries out the actions that he is required to carry out for his logistics function and in accordance with the formal instructions of the Association, occasionally and where appropriate also as a debt collection and payment agent,” they added.
In addition to the Toviggino-affiliated trading companies receiving money from the AFA, a transfer of $40,000 was approved from the Bank of America account to the AFA treasurer’s current partner. Maria Florencia Sartirana. This bank transaction was registered on December 30, 2024. A gift perhaps at the end of the year.
THE NATION He attempted to contact Toviggino and Sartirana through a spokesperson and submitted questions, but received no response as of press time.
Sartirana was AFA’s financial manager until 2022who acts as Toviggino’s right-hand man in the administrative affairs of the sports company. In the same year he founded the Boutique winery “La Vigilia”.in Mendoza province, which supplies wines to several AFA executives and whose bottles have been seen at several of the company’s events. Including the one on the label Neurosthe trademark registered on the helipad of Pilar’s villa.
Toviggino’s wife also appeared in WICCA SASthe company that paid the costs of the private Ayres Plaza neighborhood, where the couple owned two properties: one that included two lots and one for guests to entertain their guests.
During the search ordered by the judge Daniel Rafecas Two weeks ago it was discovered that Toviggino and one of his daughters were allowed to freely enter the house on the two properties. In the papers, the property is in the name of Real Central, the same “owner” of the villa and the 54 vehicles. Reality shows something different.
About The Author
