The emblem of Kirchnerist propaganda, Fútbol para Todos, is once again at the center of a judicial storm. This Monday, during the oral trial for corruption schemes and the diversion of public funds linked to the program, the Office of the Attorney General requested convictions against central figures of Kirchnerism, including Aníbal Fernández and Jorge Capitanich, both former Chiefs of Staff during the governments of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The Attorney General Miguel Ángel Osorio requested three years in prison and permanent disqualification from holding public office for Fernández, who is accused of fraudulent administration to the detriment of the State in real concurrence with violation of the duties of a public official. In the case of Capitanich, the requested sentence was eight months of suspended imprisonment, in addition to a special disqualification for twice the length of the sentence, for violation of the duties of a public official.
According to the accusation, between 2010 and 2015 there was an economic loss exceeding 131,608,000 pesos, an amount that the Public Prosecutor's Office requested the defendants jointly reimburse—updated to current values—for the benefit of the National High Performance Sports Agency (Enard) and AFA.
The Administrative Investigations Prosecutor's Office (PIA) supported this position and detailed how the fraudulent schemes drained public resources that never resulted in the financial recovery of the clubs or in sports infrastructure projects.
Together with the former Kirchnerist officials, the Prosecutor's Office also requested convictions for other figures: Luis Segura, former president of AFA (two years in prison); Carlos Alberto Pandolfi, former treasurer of Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados (one year); Norberto Monteleone, former manager of the same union (one year); and Natale Antonio Rigano, former president of Iveco (two years).
In contrast, there was no accusation against Gabriel Mariotto, former coordinator of Fútbol para Todos, nor against other directors of AFA, FAA, and involved financial entities, for whom acquittal was requested.
