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FBI Investigates Argentine Football Association for Alleged Fraud, Money Laundering
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FBI Investigates Argentine Football Association for Alleged Fraud, Money Laundering

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Under investigation
  • The FBI is investigating the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for alleged fraud and money laundering involving tens of millions of dollars.
  • An investigation by the Miami Herald revealed that a shell company in Florida, TourProdEnter, LLC, allegedly diverted at least $40 million from AFA contracts.
  • The diverted funds were reportedly channeled to other suspicious companies in Miami, with investigators tracing the money to luxury purchases for AFA officials and associates.

The U.S. justice system is investigating the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for suspected fraud and money laundering, with tens of millions of dollars allegedly siphoned off through a Florida-based company. The investigation, spearheaded by the Miami Herald, focuses on commercial contracts that may have funded private jets, luxury yachts, and exclusive purchases for AFA officials and their associates.

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has opened a formal investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering of tens of millions of dollars from AFA revenues channeled through South Florida.

— Miami HeraldReporting on the FBI's investigation into the AFA.

At the heart of the probe is TourProdEnter, LLC, a company established in Florida in August 2021 by Argentine theater producer Javier Faroni. Despite no prior experience in sports management, the firm became the AFA's exclusive commercial agent for international selection contracts shortly after its creation. Bank records show that between late 2022 and August 2025, TourProdEnter received at least $290 million in its U.S. bank accounts.

the shell companies in Miami were used to divert funds to the personal accounts of senior sports officials and their associates.

— Miami HeraldDescribing the alleged method of fund diversion.

However, the investigation suggests that instead of transferring these funds to the AFA to support Argentine clubs, TourProdEnter allegedly diverted at least $40 million to other dubious Miami-based firms. The FBI is tracking these substantial transfers, with approximately $30 million distributed to six companies identified as Mafer Trading, Marmasch, Soagu Services, Velp, W Trading, and Tronador. These companies share a common business address in Miami Gardens, but authorities found they have no actual offices or employees, indicating they may be shell corporations.

the company became the exclusive commercial agent of the AFA to collect royalties from the national team's international contracts.

— Miami HeraldDetailing the role of TourProdEnter, LLC.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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