FBI investigates Argentine Federation for million-dollar transactions in the USA

Argentina's national team advances to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup while its football federation (AFA) is the target of an intense investigation.

The FBI and United States federal prosecutors are investigating the entity's financial transactions, seeking to clarify movements of more than US$300 million (approximately R$1.55 billion) in the American financial system.

According to the newspaper "La Nación", FBI agents and members of the US Department of Justice have already collected statements about AFA's financial operations in American territory. The objective is to verify whether part of these operations constitute crimes under the country's jurisdiction, such as money laundering or bank fraud.

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The investigation focuses on the activities of AFA, chaired by Claudio Tapia, and its relationship with the company TourProdEnter LLC. It acted as a collection agent for the federation's international contracts with sponsors and commercial partners.

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FBI agents also heard from businessman Guilherme Tofoni in a video conference meeting. Investigators seek to identify whether some operations linked to AFA could characterize crimes such as money laundering or fraud in the United States banking system.

The investigations took shape in 2025 and are led by attorneys general Patrick Gushue and Christopher Ting, in Washington. Michael Berger, who practices in the Southern District of Florida, is also a member of the investigative team.

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Gushue is a member of the Department of Justice's Banking Integrity Unit, specializing in financial crimes. Berger, in turn, was involved in the conviction of Ecuador's former controller general, Carlos Ramón Polit Faggioni, for money laundering in Miami.

The role of TourProdEnter LLC
TourProdEnter LLC came under investigation after assuming the role of collection agent for AFA's international contracts. The company would have channeled hundreds of millions of dollars from agreements with multinationals.

Among the contracts cited by La Nación are one worth US$60 million (around R$310.34 million) with Adidas and another worth US$40 million (around R$206.9 million) with Warner. The AFA has not publicly commented on the case to date.

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Source: CNN