How many millions of dollars were diverted from the AFA account to shell companies?

A journalistic investigation revealed suspicious movements on the part of the American company that concentrates the AFA’s international collection

12/28/2025 – 11:32 am

How many millions of dollars were diverted from the account that manages the AFA funds in the United States to shell companies?

The scandal surrounding the management of funds of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), chaired by Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, has added a new chapter after a journalistic investigation revealed suspicious movements on the part of the American company that concentrates the company’s international collection.

Over the past four years, the company has raised more than $260 million from U.S. banks through advertising sponsorships, exhibition games and broadcast rights. However, only part would have been used to finance official activities.

According to an investigation published by La Nación, at least $42 million was ultimately raised in Florida-based companies with no employees or declared activity.

Additionally, the report shows that another $109.9 million was transferred to a securities agent in Uruguay using a financial instrument in the British Virgin Islands.

The documentary also shows that the funds collected were diverted to spend millions of dollars on luxury goods and services in various countries.

The axis of the operation is TourProdEnter LLC, founded in 2021 and appointed AFA’s exclusive foreign sales agent.

The company is directed by Erica Gillette, Partner of the theater producer Javier Faroni, personal friend of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and with a political background during the presidency of Alberto Fernández, when he was a member of the board of Aerolíneas Argentinas. He was also a deputy for Sergio Massa’s party in Buenos Aires.

Although Tapia and Treasurer Pablo Toviggino are not directly mentioned in the bank documents, Several editions coincide with official AFA activities and the president of the parent organization of Argentine football took part in the selection.

Toviggino’s wife and a company linked to the leadership also appear in the documents as recipients of the funds.

The discovery of the suspicious maneuvers in the AFA’s insurrection in the United States came just two days later Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and Pablo Toviggino are charged in justice.

White-collar criminal lawyer Claudio Roberto Navas Rial formally indicted them, along with other executives, in the case investigating the illegal withholding of pension contributions from employees of the company and major Argentine clubs when he opened the case before Judge Diego Amarante. It is the reason for this DGI is demanding contributions of more than 19 billion pesos from the highest levels of the AFA in the last two years.

It is the first of the three cases opened this week, such as that of Sur Finanzas and the Pilar mansion, in which Tapia and his right-hand man will be formally charged before the court and possibly prosecuted for these crimes of withholding contributions from pensioners, as well as profits and VAT.