The Argentine Federal Police This Friday, a raid was carried out on a mansion in the city of Pilar, Buenos Aires, as part of a property investigation involving executives Argentine Football Association (AFA). During the proceedings ordered by the federal judge Daniel Rafecasthey were kidnapped 45 Luxury and/or collector cars, Seven Motorcycles with large displacement and two Karting. While the raids were being carried out, the Federal Court withdrew Rafeca’s case and transferred it to the white-collar criminal jurisdiction.
The searched property is located in the Villa Rosa neighborhood, Pilar district, and is attributed Claudio “Chiqui” TapiaPresident of the AFA, already Pablo TovigginoTreasurer of the company, as part of a case to determine whether there is a plan to conceal assets from third parties.
All of the vehicles found were located in a warehouse on the property and are listed in the company’s name. Real Central SRLas confirmed by judicial sources. The judge ordered the seizure and subsequent assessment as well as the filming and comprehensive photography of the property.
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While the raids were being carried out, the Federal Court resolved a jurisdictional dispute between two courts and withdrew Rafecas’ file. The case is now going to court White collar criminals 10which the judge replaces Marcelo Aguinskywho, as reported, was reinstated this Monday after a leave of absence Clarion.
Six experts entered the property, officially registered in the name of Real Central SRL – a company formed by Luciano Pantano and his mother Ana Lucía Conte: three appointed by the Supreme Court of the Nation and three by the San Isidro College of Auctioneers. Your job is to determine the actual value of the property and the luxury goods found.
The process included a complete examination of all areas of the property and the identification of objects of high economic value. Sources in the file indicate that the measures envisaged are aimed at reconstructing the assets in question and checking whether they are related to the income declared by the formal owners.
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In the hours before the raid, the judiciary had ordered operations at two workshops in the city of Buenos Aires, assuming that some of the vehicles could be found there. The result was negative. Afterwards, Rafecas decided to continue the search of Pilar’s property.
According to the investigation, the house – a plot of more than 105,000 square meters – has high quality facilities, including sports fields, training pitches and other structures of great value. The Citizens’ Coalition had denounced that the company’s formal owners did not have sufficient economic capacity to acquire a property with these characteristics.
The judiciary also reconstructed the chain of ownership of the property: It belonged to former soccer player Carlos Tevezwho acquired it in 2017; In 2023 it was sold to the company Malte SRL and in May 2024 it passed into the hands of Pantano and Conte through Real Central SRL. Malte SRL was a supplier to the AFA in 2022 with a direct contract worth $500,000 for the implementation of the VAR system.
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According to the information contained in the file Luciano Pantano He was registered as a monotributista, had bank debts in the past and had ties to the sports sector: since 2021 he was chairman of the Argentine Civil Association for Futsal and Beach Soccer and since 2022 treasurer of the Almirante Brown club. Ana Lucia ConteFor his part, he was a monotributista until 2012, received Emergency Family Income (IFE) in 2020 and retired in 2021.
The investigation continues with analysis of the seized assets and documentation collected during the operation. The central goal is to determine whether the property and vehicles are part of a network designed to hide assets linked to AFA executives.
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