The criminal case investigating the purchase of the mansion in Pilar for alleged money laundering and attributed to the treasurer of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Pablo Tovigginoregistered since this Tuesday in summary secret. The measure implies that the parties do not have access to the file.
Judicial sources informed Clarion that the decision was made by the commercial criminal judge Marcelo Aguinsky after a ruling by the public prosecutor Claudio Navas Rial in which he called for a series of evidentiary measures after expanding the Citizens Coalition’s complaint.
Summary confidentiality always implies that measures will be taken in the case that must be maintained by the parties. And some of them are already taken.
On Tuesday evening, the judiciary raided an accounting firm in Lomas de Zamora in search of documents from an accountant associated with it Luciano Pantanoone of the formal owners of the house, acting in the business activities of the companies Malte SRL and Real Central SRL related to the purchase and sale of the property in Pilar.
The location was a studio shared by several accountants, and no documents related to the forensic investigation were found, the sources said.
There was another operation in a notary’s office. However, this could not be carried out because it turned out that the person being sought no longer worked at the location. With summary secrecy, it is expected that there will be more evidentiary measures.
The case is investigating suspected money laundering in the purchase of the property, which includes a helipad, farms and sports facilities. The location was searched and 54 luxury and collector vehicles were seized from a warehouse. A preventive seizure was ordered for the apartment.
Everything runs under the name “Real Central SRL”, a company owned by Pantano and his retired mother. Ana Lucia Conte. But none of them have the stated economic capacity to purchase these goods. But there are connections to football: Pantano was president of the AFA-affiliated Futsal Association and bought the house from Malte SRL for $1,800,000 Mauro Pazformer president of a women’s football association.
During the judicial investigation, elements emerged that directly link the house to Toviggino: an AFA bag and a Barracas Central license plate in his name were confiscated during the raid, and the blue ID cards of the vehicles – which authorize him to drive these vehicles – are in the name of relatives of the AFA treasurer.
The judiciary also focused on the 30 by 30 meter helipad there. Judge Aguinsky requested information about which helicopters, pilots and passengers have recently flown to the house.
There are only a few judicial business days left in the year, and that is to be expected The judge makes the justice fair possible in January -the summer break in court- to continue the investigation.
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