The Federal judiciary This Sunday he arranged a series of about 60 raids in different Banks, exchange offices and the house of the mother of the financier Ariel Vallejoas part of a case investigating alleged irregularities in financial transactions related to the foreign exchange market. One of the operations of the Federal Department of Investigation (DFI), the new central structure of the Argentine Federal Police, was carried out in a central exchange office in La Plata.
The procedures were ordered and duly carried out by the judge in charge of the investigation, María Servini simultaneously in several financial institutions and private homes. The locations searched include various bank branches and exchange offices, as well as the family home of Vallejo’s mother, who is identified in the file as a key player.
The judicial measure is part of one more extensive research These include possible maneuvers for buying and selling currencies related to exchange holdings and large-volume operations in the financial market that already exist Complaints about alleged money laundering and tax evasion.
The raids are targeted Gather documentation, accounting records, and evidence items related to the role of the companies and those involved in these operations, as well as progress in identifying possible responsible parties and links between the various companies and accounts under investigation. The case is therefore subject to summary secrecy Authorities did not provide any information about the arrests or those detained. until now.
Today the judiciary carried out two raids in La Plata in connection with the alleged money laundering case involving the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, and the treasurer, Pablo Toviggino.
The operation takes place in two premises for financial activities on Avenida 7 between 46 and 47, where at least one cell phone belonging to the Argentine Federal Investigation Department, a new branch of the Federal Police to combat complex crimes, was located, and comes as part of more than 60 raids in the province of Buenos Aires ordered by the judiciary and carried out by the Money Laundering Department.
In total, there are 62 raids carried out by court order related to the investigation of Sur Finanzas, Ariel Vallejo’s company with close ties to the AFA, for alleged money laundering.
These are Luciano Pantano and his mother Ana Conte, both members of the company Real Central SRL, who had to testify today via video call. However, both statements were suspended following the court presentation in Campana by the defendant’s lawyer, Mariano Morán.
The judge wants to find out how they acquired the house if Pantano is a monotributista and Conte is retired, and also whether they are connected to Toviggino.
In the last few hours it has also become known that the US Department of Justice is investigating strange financial operations carried out at the AFA headquarters in Miami.