Argentina
Order to Open Claudio Tapia’s Tax and Banking Information in a Case of Alleged Illicit Enrichment
The decision was made by Judge Ariel Lijo at the request of prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita. The investigation focuses on the asset growth of the AFA president due to his role at Ceamse.
Federal Judge Ariel Lijo ordered a series of evidentiary measures in the case investigating Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia for alleged illicit enrichment and, among them, ordered the lifting of his tax and banking secrecy. The decision was made following a request by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.
According to Todo Noticias, Clarín and La Nación, the investigation seeks to reconstruct Tapia’s asset growth in his capacity as an official of Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (Ceamse), the agency in which he represents the province of Buenos Aires. According to those outlets, that position is what allows the investigation under the figure of illicit enrichment.
The case originated from a complaint filed by businessman Guillermo Tofoni. Todo Noticias reported that the filing was made in April and that it pointed to a 1,000% increase in assets between 2017 and 2024. La Nación, meanwhile, reported that the complaint questioned the asset evolution between 2016 and 2025.
Todo Noticias detailed that, according to documentation included in the case file, in 2017 Tapia declared four properties with a fiscal value of $17 million, a vehicle and $1.5 million in cash. By 2024, that outlet added, he reported more than $1,002 million in deposits in different bank accounts, more than $39 million in cash and US$246,206 in a savings account.
Also according to Todo Noticias, Tapia declared annual income of $100,233,144 as president of Ceamse and $718,536,500 as vice president of CONMEBOL, while his position at the head of AFA is ad honorem.
Among the ordered measures are requests for reports on accounts, properties, vehicles and companies, according to Clarín and La Nación. The latter outlet added that information was also requested from the Financial Information Unit, the National Securities Commission, cryptocurrency exchanges, CONMEBOL and public offices in the City and the province of Buenos Aires, in addition to Tapia’s employment record and income report at Ceamse.
Todo Noticias also noted that the court will seek to gather information on real estate, corporate holdings, vessels, aircraft, migration movements, employment history, compensation and any suspicious transaction reports, with the aim of preparing an asset, economic and financial report.
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