They found that the company’s contract was tied to Faroni and withheld a 30% commission

During raids on the AFA headquarters on Viamonte Street this Tuesday they found the contract between this company and the company linked to the theater businessman Javier Faroni. The contract specifies that the company has the Exclusivity for all debt collection and payment processes of the AFA abroad, in exchange for a Commission set at 30%. A commission of 10% is also provided for logistical tasks.

The raid comes following the order of Federal Judge Luis Armella, at the request of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office No. 2 of Lomas de Zamora, led by Cecilia Incardona, and the Attorney General’s Office for Economic Crime and Money Laundering (PROCELAC), led by Attorney General Diego Velasco.

In addition to the Viamonte headquarters, the raids also took place at the AFA compound in Ezeiza and at Faroni’s house.

The contract he agreed to Clarionestablishes exclusivity. “AFA gives the AGENT its exclusive character. This means that AFA must refrain from entering into contracts with other natural or legal persons in the territory that are similar to those provided for in this Agreement, unless the AGENT expressly agrees,” Article 4 states.

The article that determines the commissions is the sixth, which deals with “remuneration of the broker”. It is clear that TourProdEnter – the company associated with Faroni – “has the right to receive 30% of the amounts received in each contract for the benefit of AFA.” In addition, it contains a 10% additional commission for “logistics tasks”.

This also specifies the deadline for commission payments: These are made within “ten days after the corresponding expenses have been made”.

The contract was signed by Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and Pablo Toviggino on December 9, 2021. It is valid until December 31, 2026. “This period is not extendable, without prejudice to the possibility that the parties, before or after its expiration, agree on a new legal relationship that binds them,” the contract says.

On the company’s side, the agreement bears the signature of Erica Gillette, Faroni’s wife.

The raids this Tuesday are carried out as part of the investigation into suspected money laundering maneuvers carried out in the country involving transnational financial circuits. The maneuvers would have been carried out through contracts signed by the AFA authorities to use the rights of the national team with Chiqui Tapia at the helm and his right-hand man Toviggino.

TourProdEnter managed $260 million worth of AFA overseas and allegedly diverted at least $42 million to a group of supposedly fictitious companies based in Miami (some of which included Soagu Services LLC, Marmasch LLC, Velp LLC and Velpasalt Global LLC).

In the contract you agreed to ClarionTapia announces the acceptance of TourProdEnter’s proposal. “Without further ado, and We wish you much success in the management entrusted to you“I take this opportunity to greet you very carefully,” he says.

The Faroni-affiliated company’s responsibilities included commercial representation of the AFA in “sponsorship, sponsorship or similar” arrangements; Organization of “various sporting and/or commercial events”; Performing “logistical tasks” such as “traveling, providing concentration and/or training rooms, providing food, obtaining insurance, and scheduling meetings”; and act as a “collection agency for sponsorship and/or sponsorship contracts”.

He will exercise these functions “all over the world, except in the Argentine Republic, where he will have no authority.”

The document also stipulates that both parties “perform their task” in accordance with the principle of good faith and the spirit of cooperation “which a contractual relationship of this type implies.”

In it Article 10meanwhile clarified: “The parties are independent legal entities, both from a legal, administrative and pecuniary perspective. The signing of this agreement does not imply the creation of any type of company, joint venture, business cooperation agreement, transitional union, coincidence company or any similar legal typology.”

And later it says: “The assets and economic sources that enable the development of the subject matter of this contract.” are not the result of illegal activities or other related crimesLikewise, it is declared that the resources obtained in the development of this proposal will not be used for the activities described above.”

Faroni, Sergio Massa’s former deputy, is not allowed to leave Argentina. However, on Monday evening he tried to travel to Uruguay using his family’s passports. His relatives would already be in the neighboring country. They stopped him at the Aeroparque. They claim that after receiving the notification preventing him from leaving the country, he threw away his mobile phone.

Ariel Vallejo, the owner of Sur Finanzas, a financier linked to Tapia, is also represented in the case. Sur Finanzas is another important company in the plan and has exposed the scandal at AFA, which had already been raided before this Tuesday on December 9th. During these hours, the proceedings in the alleged money laundering case also reached the Super League and 18 clubs.

Vallejo turned over his cell phone for examination. The treasurer of Sur Finanzas, Micaela Sánchez, and the drivers Sergio Da Silveira and Juan Cervín are detained in the case, are all under house arrest and are being prosecuted for aggravated concealment. They were found taking out company computers at a warehouse in Turdera.