The FBI is investigating the financial operations of the Argentine Football Federation over alleged money laundering | Football news
The FBI is reportedly investigating the Argentine Football Association over suspected money laundering linked to its financial operations in the United States. According to the Argentine newspaper La Nacion, reported by Fox Sports Mexico, investigators are studying how the Argentine Football Association, led by Claudio Tapia, transferred hundreds of millions of dollars through the American financial system and whether any transactions violated American laws.The report says the investigation focuses on Florida-based TourProdEnter LLC, which is said to handle the Argentine Football Association’s financial operations outside Argentina. The company, owned by Javier Faraone and his wife Erica Gillette, allegedly moved large sums of money through accounts in several US banks.According to the report, “According to documents obtained and analyzed by LA NACION over the past few months and disclosed at the end of 2025 and the beginning of this year, Gillette and Faraone – a former Buenos Aires legislator for the Renewal Front – moved at least hundreds of millions of dollars through accounts opened in five US financial entities: Citibank, Cenovus, Bank of America, JP Morgan, and PNC Bank.”It also alleges that “by these accounts, TourProdEnter LLC managed at least $260 million in revenue from the AFA…and another $57 million was distributed to various companies and beneficiaries whose economic justifications do not appear from the documents reviewed by this newspaper.”The reported FBI investigation comes during a difficult time for Tapia. Before the World Cup, he faced criticism over corruption investigations, changes to Argentina’s domestic football league and the friendly match schedule. Tapia was also involved in a public dispute with Argentine President Javier Miley over ownership of the football club. Earlier this year, he was charged with tax evasion following a complaint from Miley’s government.Neither the FBI nor the Argentine Football Association have publicly confirmed the validity of the aforementioned investigation.
