Press reports have stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice are investigating officials of the Argentine Football Association regarding the association's financial operations, after millions of dollars were transferred through US banks.

The Argentine newspaper La Nación reported that federal prosecutors have begun taking statements regarding the financial operations of the Argentine Football Association within the United States.

Justice Department investigators are seeking to understand how the association, headed by Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia, operates within the United States, how it moved hundreds of millions of dollars through the US financial system, and whether any of those operations led to crimes falling under US jurisdiction.

One of the most prominent participants in one of these sessions was businessman Guillermo Tofoni, and the meeting was held last week via a video conferencing platform similar to Zoom and lasted three hours, according to what the newspaper was able to verify.

The meeting included federal prosecutors and FBI agents working in Washington, D.C., and Miami, who are investigating whether some operations related to the Argentine association constitute crimes such as money laundering or fraud through the US banking system.

The newspaper learned that US investigators are looking for witnesses with direct knowledge of what happened during the management of the Argentine Football Association by Tapia and Pablo Toviggino, as well as the management of the company Tor Prod Enter LLC, owned by theatrical producer Javier Faroni, which was responsible for collecting revenues from the association's commercial contracts abroad.

Among potential witnesses, Justice Department investigators are also considering summoning former officials of Javier Milei's government who had access to sensitive information regarding the Argentine Football Association, or who were involved in supervising or overseeing its operations in recent years.

The outlines of the initial investigation in the United States began to take shape during 2025.

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The file is being handled by at least three federal prosecutors: Patrick Gushoe and Christopher Ting, working in Washington, D.C., and Michael Berger in the Southern District of Florida.

The three prosecutors have begun focusing on the activities of Tor Prod Enter LLC since the company became the agent responsible for collecting funds resulting from contracts signed by the Argentine Association with sponsors and other companies.

In particular, they are seeking to trace the path of funds managed by Javier Faroni and his wife Erica Gillett through the US financial system.

Documents obtained by La Nación reveal that Tor Prod Enter LLC managed at least $260 million of the Argentine Football Association's revenues through accounts in five US banks.

The records show that only a portion of these funds was linked to clear operational expenses of the association.

According to the investigation, about $57 million was transferred to various companies and beneficiaries without the documents showing a clear economic justification for these transfers.

The operations also included transfers of millions of dollars to companies that allegedly did not provide corresponding services and were owned by individuals receiving social benefits, according to records reviewed by the newspaper.

The documents also indicated transfers to two companies linked to Pablo Toviggino and members of his family, in addition to payments for the benefit of his life partner and family members of a person described as the "spiritual guide" of the Argentine national team.

The newspaper indicates that US authorities' interest in the case began in September 2024, when the Argentine Ministry of Security provided information to US officials regarding suspicions related to the association, but the FBI at that time considered the data insufficient to open a criminal investigation.

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