The federal judge of Lomas de Zamora carried out 32 simultaneous raids in the Canning area and ordered the arrest of nine people linked to a group of companies investigated on the basis of a complaint filed by the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA), which accuses them of aggravated tax evasion, illegal tax associations and concealment of assets.
This measure, ordered by the Federal Court No. 2 of the year Lomas de ZamoraIt also included the seizure and closure of accounting documents, electronic devices, and vehicles Three institutions They have been identified as potential centers of illegal activity.
The companies identified by the tax agency are Vetra SA, Casa Armando corralón, Vermateriales SRL, Combustibles Canning YPF service station, and the Don Armando Club de Campo real estate project.
Juan Pazo warned that the rate of value-added tax evasion has risen to 37% and reached record levels since the 2001 crisis.
The procedures were requested by the Chief of the Public Prosecutor’s Office No. 2 Lomas de Zamora, Cecilia IncardonaAnd they were responsible for First laundry section of PFA. The investigation was initiated following a complaint from ARCA regarding the allegations Systematic evasion For value added tax and income tax between 2017 and 2022 attributable to Vitra SA“Dedicated to selling building materials, hardware and reinforced concrete under the trade name”Armando’s house“According to documents on file, the company had Legal official At the time of submitting the complaint to Carlos Gaston Greblo.
During the procedures, 30 vehicles were confiscated, in addition to accounting and corporate documents, computers, mobile phones, hard drives, cash and contracts linked to various funds. The raids extended to private homes, offices, warehouses, companies and various properties linked to the companies under investigation.
According to the investigation, the companies failed to announce real sales. Filed incomplete returnsFabricated invoices were used to inflate expenses and create fake tax breaks, and They have registered entire periods without complying with VAT and dividend obligations.
Extreme evasion
These practices would have caused millions of dollars in damage to the treasury, exceeding the amounts representing the crime of aggravated evasion. ARCA also detected attempts to move tax domicile to a non-existent address and to appoint a purported prior name as a director, maneuvers designed to obstruct controls and hide responsibilities.
In addition, Casa Armando, the Combustibles Canning YPF service station and the Don Armando Club de Campo property have been ordered to prevent the continuation of possible illegal activities.
The detainees are Mauricio Armando Vidovato, Augustin Vidovato, Carlos Gaston Greblo, Andres Antonio Cindra, Adolfo Bagatoli, Alexis Ian da Fonseca, Amadeo Vidovato, Marco Agustin Vidovato and Diego Santo de Carlo. These detainees have been placed at the disposal of the Federal Court of Lomas de Zamora, which is now analyzing the seized materials and evaluating new measures as the investigation progresses.
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