Buenos Aires, Feb 15 (NA) – The company TourProdEnter, which collected money for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) abroad, transferred nearly US$5 million to two self-referenced firms in the textile sector and based in Miami that disappeared. The fund management maneuvers of the national football's parent association during the management of Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia continue to raise suspicions on different fronts, while this week it was decided that the case for fraudulent administration and criminal association will be handled in the ordinary criminal court. In this case, an investigation by the newspaper La Nación revealed that Erica Gillette (wife of businessman Javier Faroni) authorized a series of transfers from the TourProdEnter account to two 'sister' firms, which were promoted as managers in the textile sector. The recipient firms were named Delker Inc and Seriva Inc, created on May 8, 2023, and had set their address at an office complex in the city of Doral, in Miami. At that location, they only had a 'virtual office' service contract for mail receipt. The companies' web pages are identical in design and content, stating that 'we are dedicated to helping textile industry providers with inspiring acquisition solutions.' The next day there was also a transfer to Soagu for US$365,000. The maneuver ended on January 9 of last year with the closure of the two 'sister' companies in Miami, although a resumption of Delker's activities was recorded in California in February 2025, which extended until June. From City Bank, other US$703,000 were sent in the first four days of April 2024. The work of La Nación also reflected that, in addition to the payments to the mentioned firms, transfers to four phantom societies created in Miami (Soagu Services LLC, Marmasch LLC, Velp LLC and Velpasalt LLC) were also detected, which allowed diverting at least US$42 million. On April 3, 2024, in addition to Delker and Seriva, Marmasch (US$255,000) and Velpasalt (US$350,000) also received money. 'As a strategic consultant, we simplify the process, manage bill payments, and ensure continuous transaction tracking.' During the period it remained active, Delker Inc received transfers totaling US$3,705,300 in a few months, from the TourProdEnter accounts opened at City Bank, JP Morgan, and Bank of America. The journalistic investigation exposed that from Bank of America, ten transfers were registered, mostly in 2024, classified as payment for 'services.' From JP Morgan, a transfer of US$202,000 was made on July 5, 2024, and successive payments on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of April of that year for a total of US$560,000. The same operation was carried out from City Bank since on April 1, 2024, Gillette authorized a payment of US$15,000 to the Delker company and another transfer of US$50,000 to Seriva, which was systematically repeated in the following days, accumulating a total of almost US$5 million sent to these two firms. Seriva summed up income of US$998,000 in a few months from the TourProdEnter accounts. In the case of Bank of America, there was only one payment of US$295,000, categorized as 'supplier payment.'
