Buenos Aires, January 25, 2026 – Total News Agency-TNA- The surprising transfer of the money laundering case linked to Pablo Toviggino's mansion from federal courts to a court in Campana has once again set off alarms in Comodoro Py and put a spotlight on a web of judicial operators, lawyers, and political ties. According to specialists in the field, this network could be aimed at clearing a judicial path for the treasurer of the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
While it is still premature to assert that the change of jurisdiction guarantees impunity, the maneuver was seen as a relief for Toviggino, who is suspected of being the secret owner of a luxury property in Pilar registered in the name of a monotributista and a retiree. This status opens the door to analyzing his patrimonial evolution under the parameters applicable to a public official, a case that, if activated, would fall into the hands of the federal judiciary.
At the center of the scene is lawyer Ignacio Jakim, a longtime defender of Toviggino, described as a key piece of the judicial apparatus surrounding him. Jakim is no newcomer: he had already intervened when the AFA treasurer sued Judge Miguel Nathan Licht for critical posts on social networks about the Argentine football promotion system.
The sequence was striking: when all eyes were on Barral, who was due to resume his duties on January 14, the magistrate postponed his return. Instead of stamping his signature, the transfer was signed by his colleague Alberto Lugones, who endorsed the request of the alleged frontmen without Barral needing to affix his signature.
For many federal judges, this is an unprecedented move. If it succeeds, it would set a dangerous precedent for judicial competence rules. The web is completed by the figure of lawyer Matías García, a former director of Aguas Bonaerenses during Daniel Scioli's administration and politically linked to Martín Insaurralde. García maintains a direct relationship with Judge González Charvay, now in charge of the case.
If this practice is validated, experts warn, a dangerous precedent would be opened: the simple change of address would allow accused parties to "judge shop" according to geographical and political convenience. Although the Attorney General, Juan Bautista Mahiques, denies having intervened in the maneuver and claims to be unaware of the decision, he acknowledges his friendship with Jakim and Toviggino.
In this context, the transfer of the case from Judge Marcelo Aguinsky to Judge Adrián González Charvay in Campana has sparked new suspicions. There, it will be determined whether the method used manages to consolidate itself as a judicial escape route or, on the contrary, the case regains momentum and exposes a web of interests that, for now, operates in the shadows.
