The Chamber of Economic Criminal Law confirmed this Friday the indictments of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and Pablo Ariel Toviggino, president and treasurer of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), in the context of a case for tax evasion involving the entity. The resolution also upheld the indictment of the AFA itself.
The investigation points to the failure to pay on time more than 19 billion pesos corresponding to taxes and employer contributions. The complaint was filed by the Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA), which detected alleged irregularities in the management of those funds.
The ruling was signed by judges Roberto Hornos and Carolina Robiglio, who supported the decision of federal economic criminal judge Diego Amarante. The magistrate had considered the commission of the crime of aggravated misappropriation of taxes proven in 34 instances, in real competition with aggravated misappropriation of social security resources proven in 17 occasions.
To uphold the indictments, the Chamber declared the appeals filed by the defense as void. According to reports, the defense attorney requested a postponement of the hearing in which he was to substantiate the appeal once the deadline had expired, which led to the dismissal of the claims.
