Foster Gillett charged over multi-million moves in the transfer market | OneFootball

The courts have charged magnate Foster Gillett and businessman Guillermo Tofoni with alleged money laundering in operations linked to Argentine football. The case originated in March, following a complaint by federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuán, who focused on player transfer market movements in January, including the purchase of Cristian Medina from Boca to Estudiantes for 15 million dollars.

The measure was ordered by National Economic Criminal Prosecutor’s Office No. 3, headed by Emilio Guerberoff, and is being investigated together with Judge Marcelo Aguinsky. In this context, the tax secrecy of Gillett and Tofoni was lifted, as well as the banking secrecy of Boca and Estudiantes, the clubs involved in the transfer that triggered the investigation.

The case is not limited to these two clubs. Footballers Rodrigo Villagra, Valentín Gómez, and Ezequiel Piovi have also been summoned to testify, along with their representatives, as they were involved in negotiations led by Gillett in recent times.

In addition, the courts are analyzing the purchase of the Uruguayan club Rampla Juniors by the magnate, an institution currently facing a deep economic and institutional crisis after its relegation to the Third Division. Following this transaction, a possible triangulation of funds between Argentina, Uruguay, and Europe is being investigated, which may have made it difficult to determine the real origin of the investments promised to Estudiantes, which reportedly could have reached 150 million dollars, although they never materialized.

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