United States Justice investigates multimillion-dollar diversions linked to AFA
United States Justice investigates multimillion-dollar diversions linked to AFA
porEditorial Team
Argentina
The United States justice system enabled access to bank accounts linked to AFA contracts and detected movements of almost USD 300 million outside institutional control
The Argentine Football Association (AFA), presided over by Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia, is facing the most delicate investigation in its recent history, but not in local courts, rather in the United States. Three federal judges authorized discovery measures that made it possible to trace bank accounts linked to the entity's international commercial contracts, exposing a parallel financial scheme with movements close to USD 300 million.
The investigation, which has already triggered alarms in North American banks and oversight agencies, is moving toward a possible intervention by the Department of the Treasury. In parallel, businessman Guillermo Tofoni, the original complainant, announced that he will file a new complaint before the Argentine courts so that alleged diversions and misappropriations of AFA and National Team funds are investigated.
The breaking point: the money under federal jurisdiction
Based on a filing made in October, the U.S. justice system granted access to banking information from accounts used to execute AFA contracts. The key was jurisdiction: a large part of the money moved through banks in the United States, which automatically activated the authority of federal prosecutors, judges, and agencies.
Unlike local proceedings, the U.S. judicial system compels financial institutions to provide detailed information on account holders, ultimate beneficiaries, transfers, and payment descriptions. Banks such as Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan, and Synovus had to open their records.
The suspicions include possible money laundering maneuvers, tax evasion, and irregular management of funds originating from sponsors, broadcasting rights, and international matches.
TourProdEnter LLC, the heart of the investigated scheme
The core of the operation is TourProdEnter LLC, a company created in Florida in August 2021. Four months later, AFA appointed it as Exclusive Commercial Agent Abroad, with powers to collect international income, manage payments, and transfer surpluses.
The context was key: foreign exchange controls, restrictions on access to foreign currency, and a growing gap between the official dollar and financial exchange rates. However, outsourcing resulted in an unprecedented concentration of funds outside the country.
La Justicia de Estados Unidos investiga desvíos millonarios vinculados a la AFA
According to banking documentation analyzed by national media, between 2022 and 2025 TourProdEnter LLC accumulated more than USD 260 million in U.S. accounts, not including internal transfers. The total volume under investigation is close to USD 300 million.
Where the money came from and why it never arrived in full
The funds under suspicion come mainly from:
International sponsors of the Argentina National Team, with Adidas as the main contributor
Broadcasting rights and digital platforms, such as AFA Play
Friendly matches played in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States
The records show that in numerous cases the money went directly into the private company's accounts, without passing through AFA's official accounts in Argentina, despite the fact that the association was the final beneficiary of the contracts.
Lack of controls and an unanswered question
Another sensitive point is the control of the accounts. According to the documentation, a single person appeared with full authority to order transfers. There are no formal instructions from AFA or clear audit mechanisms.
The central question that still has no public answer is evident: what internal controls did AFA exercise over a company that managed hundreds of millions of dollars on its behalf?
Shell companies and transfers under suspicion
The investigation detected transfers of at least USD 42 million from TourProdEnter to four companies based in Florida, with no real commercial activity, no employees, and virtual addresses. These firms display typical characteristics of shell structures and are associated with individuals whose economic profiles are incompatible with the amounts received.
This chapter is one of the most sensitive in the case file and reinforces the hypothesis of a deliberately opaque scheme.
The case returns to Argentina
The revelations in the United States have already had an impact in the local arena. Tofoni will file a new complaint in Comodoro Py so that the damage to Argentine football is investigated, including clubs, national teams, and institutional resources.
La Justicia de Estados Unidos investiga desvíos millonarios vinculados a la AFA
According to reports, Argentine state agencies sent documentation to U.S. prosecutors and made submissions to international football entities, pointing to possible financial irregularities.
A scandal that exposes the need for clear rules
Although AFA's leadership highlighted accounting surpluses after the Qatar World Cup, the investigation shows a strong contradiction between the local figures and the opacity in the management of international funds.
The case file remains in the investigation stage and there are still no formal charges. However, the volume of money, the complexity of the scheme, and the involvement of the U.S. justice system turn the case into an institutional warning sign.
In this story, the decisive match is no longer played on the field. It is played in the courts. This time, the referee is in the United States.
