Javier Faroni And Sergio Massa They share a bond that began with the theater, led to the businessman’s foray into politics, extended to the Tigre Atlético Club and resulted in a very close friendship that Massa’s entourage claims has been watered down. Under the wing of the leader of the Renovador Front, the businessman – owner of a company hired by the AFA to manage its income abroad, he would have transferred $42 million of these funds to shell companies in the United States and other amounts to companies affiliated with it Pablo TovigginoHe was responsible for programming a theater in Tigre, flirted with the government of Mar del Plata and was a provincial deputy.
The beginning of the connection between Faroni and Massa is Theater program in the Tigre districtwhere Massa was mayor between 2007 and 2011 THE NATION According to sources who know the connection between the two, Faroni was commissioned to program works in the Nini Marshall Theatera space over which the municipality of Tigre has influence but which belongs to the Parque de la Costa. Nearby Massa confirmed that “the approach was through the cultural sector.”
The connection with Massa, which began with this contract to program plays in the municipality and then continued over time (it would have ended in 2012), led Faroni, based in Mar del Plata, to make an attempt political commitment in this city under the roof of Renewal front.
In 2013, Faroni emerged as Massa’s political supporter in Mar del Plata, he was part of the list (as a replacement candidate) with which the Tigrense won the parliamentary elections of that year, and appeared alongside Massa, among others Rudolf Giuliani during a visit by the former New York mayor to the spa town.
In 2015, Faroni was close to running for mayor of General Pueyrredón from the Frente Renovador, which was part of an alliance called “Frente Renovador”. United for a new alternative (A). He withdrew from this fight and ran as a provincial representative for the fifth electoral district, a seat which he won and in which he completed his mandate in 2019. Between this year and 2023, his sister was a provincial MP. Marcela Faronifrom the ballot of the Frente de Todos, a seal in which massism had been included.
When Faroni’s bid for mayor failed in 2015, he was replaced in that position by former Together for Change provincial senator. Lucas Fiorinitoday again a member of the ranks of Peronism. The massist list came third, gaining only one seat on the Deliberative Council, which won Alejandro Carranciocurrent national representative of La Libertad Avanza. The winner of these elections was Carlos Arroyowhich ran from Cambiemos Buenos Aires.
In 2019 with Alberto Fernandez in the presidency and Sergio Massa Faroni was appointed head of the Chamber of Deputies CEO at Aerolineas Argentinas. It was his last foray into politics: he resigned from office in 2021. “At some point a friendship developed between them. By moving away from politics in 2021, this relationship was diluted,” they say from near Massa. According to sources from Tigre and Mar del Plata, this friendship included family visits from Faroni and his wife (Erica GilletteAdministrator of TourProdEnter) to the Massas.
Faroni also runs the ticket office Sportickthat sells tickets to football games. Among the first institutions with which this company worked was the Club Atlético Tigre, where Massa has a great influence.
In addition to the connection with the AFA through the company, there is another connection between Faroni and the mother house of Argentine football, chaired by Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. The vice-rector for institutional relations of the new university of the Argentine Football Federation is Manuel Cotadoa man linked to Faroni in Mar del Plata, who also works in the National Chamber of Deputies, where he is part of the permanent staff.
THE NATION He questioned Faroni about his connection to Massa but received no answers. However, after this newspaper’s investigation into the alleged diversion of AFA funds to TourProdEnter shell companies was published, the theater businessman issued a statement release In it, he emphasized that “to date there are no allegations, formal investigations or regulatory observations” linking the company or its owner “to illegal or irregular maneuvers.”
TourProdEnterAccording to Faroni’s statement, “It is a private and autonomous company that defines with commercial freedom and discretion over the funds belonging to it, while complying with the applicable laws of the country of origin regarding the foreign exchange market, as well as tax and fiscal regulations.”
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