Chamber I of the Federal Chamber has decided that the investigation will be carried out by the luxurious mansion of more than ten hectares in Pilarattributed President of the AFA, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapiaand his right-hand man in the company, Pablo Toviggino, stopped the processing in the court of Daniel Rafecas and turned to the economic criminal justice system.
In this way the The file will be forwarded to the Commercial Criminal Court No. 10. by Marcelo Aguinsky, who will lead the upcoming measures. The decision was announced in a sensitive context: during a large-scale raid on the property at Villa Rosa.
Raid on the luxurious villa attributed to “Chiqui” Tapia
The operation previously ordered by Rafecas continued despite the change of judges. Federal police officers worked on site together with six experts who confiscated 54 vehicles for valuation: 45 luxury cars, seven large-capacity motorcycles and two go-karts. The aim is to determine whether the origin of these assets is compatible with the economic activity reported by the companies examined.
Before Rafecas was released from the case, he had ordered serious measures. Below, the preventive confiscation of the property and the decommissioning of all vehicles and personal effects found on the property, assuming a possible money laundering offense in accordance with Article 305 of the Penal Code. He also ordered the lifting of the tax secrecy of Wicca SAS, the company that acted as the previous owner of the house.
Prosecutor José Agüero Iturbe could appeal the chamber’s rulingwho had claimed that the case should continue under Rafecas’ leadership.
In parallel, hours before the raid in Villa Rosa, another operation was carried out in a garage complex in the city of Buenos Aires, with the aim of identifying 59 luxury cars registered under the name Real Central SRL. This company was identified by the Civic Coalition as an alleged front company with ties to AFA leaders.
The statement of claim, filed by Elisa Carrió, alleges that Real Central SRL acquired the Villa Rosa ranch, which consists of two plots of land with a total area of more than 105,000 square meters and which, according to the court statement, contains collector cars, a stud farm for Arabian and thoroughbred horses, a horse training track, a helipad and several sports facilities.
A society under the microscope
The case particularly highlights the company Real Central SRLregistered owner of 59 vehiclesas can be seen from the documents attached to the file. In addition to the vehicle fleet, the property also includes a Stud farms, equestrian training facilities, a helipad and structures associated with the lawn, reinforcing the hypothesis of a previous organization Manage and hide assets of high value.
The patrimonial maneuver also attracted the attention of the public prosecutor because of the sequence of property movements: lThe property belonged Carlos Tevez in 2017, then in the name of Malte SRL and in May 2024 it became Real Central SRL. In view of these unusual transfers, Rafecas ordered the lifting of Malte SRL’s tax secrecy in order to follow the financial transactions of both companies.
In parallel, banking and tax records show that one of the managers of Real Central SRL, Luciano PantanoHe performed as a monotributista and had a financial debt of just over 100,000 2 million dollars at the time of the complaint. your partner, Ana Contealso acts as a co-owner of the company and received the IFE during the pandemic. This data about their economic performance stands in stark contrast to the value of the heritage found.
More cars confiscated from Pilar’s farm
More assets and names in the file
In addition to the highest-priced cars, the list also includes mid-range or premium models from previous years with values in between $25,000 and $45,000like various Audi and Mercedes-Benz models. Classic vehicles were also found – Chevy, Torino, Ford Falcon – that were not valued because they were old cars with no exact market price.
Witness statements from neighbors included in the file mentioned the frequent presence of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia on the premises. However, the judge clarified this There is no proof yet that directly links the President of the AFA to the seized assets or the corporate activity under investigation.
The judicial investigation continues with measures that include raids on other houses in Pilar, the seizure of documents in offices in the private Ayres Plaza district and verification of movements Wicca SAanother company affiliated with the companies under investigation.
According to experts’ estimates, the 17 most expensive vehicles add up $3,109,000. If you add the rest of the fleet, the value is $1,567,794,000and an exchange rate of $1,465 per dollarthe total amount is approx $4,179,000.
The Federal Police continues to guard the property while final units are inspected and possible undeclared assets are searched. The case became one of the largest operations in the northern suburbs in recent years, both due to the size of the assets seized and the corporate network being investigated.
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