Argentine justice is investigating a complex web of companies linked to Pablo Toviggino, the treasurer of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), and his inner circle. The investigation began after the opposition Civic Coalition filed a complaint regarding a luxurious mansion in Pilar, which is allegedly part of a money laundering scheme. The mansion was purchased by Real Central SRL, which, according to investigators, acts as a front for Toviggino. The companies involved in the transaction, such as Malte SRL and SOMA SRL, share numerous directors and shareholders, many of whom are connected to Toviggino and his close ally, AFA President Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia. During the investigation, dozens of expensive vehicles were seized from the villa. Judge Daniel Rafecas expanded the investigation and ordered the lifting of bank secrecy for key figures, including Toviggino himself, as well as Mauro Paz, Juan Pablo Beacon, and María Florencia Sartirana. The investigation has revealed numerous coincidences: the same individuals appear in various companies, constantly changing their shares and management positions, which, according to the prosecution, is an attempt to conceal the ultimate beneficiaries. Among the evidence is a helipad with the 'NEURUS' logo (the name of a company linked to Toviggino) and the 'La Vigilia' winery, owned by Sartirana, a former high-ranking AFA official responsible for implementing the VAR system. Toviggino, who is a key figure in Tapia's career, has denied any involvement in the investigation, but the judge has already named him a 'suspect' and ordered him to be added to the case.
