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

The Justice system charged magnate Foster Gillett and businessman Guillermo Tofoni for 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 transfer market movements in January, including the purchase of Cristian Medina from Boca to Estudiantes for 15 million dollars.

The measure was ordered by the National Economic Criminal Prosecutor's Office No. 3, led by Emilio Guerberoff, and is being investigated alongside Judge Marcelo Aguinsky. In this context, the lifting of the tax secrecy of Gillett and Tofoni was ordered, in addition to the banking secrecy of Boca and Estudiantes, clubs involved in the transfer that triggered the investigation.

The file is not limited to both clubs. Footballers Rodrigo Villagra, Valentín Gómez, and Ezequiel Piovi, along with their representatives, were also summoned to testify, as they were part of negotiations led by Gillett recently.

Furthermore, the Justice system is analyzing the purchase of the Uruguayan club Rampla Juniors by the magnate, an institution that is going through a deep economic and institutional crisis after its relegation to the Third Division. From this movement, a possible triangulation of funds between Argentina, Uruguay, and Europe is being investigated, which may have made it difficult to know the real origin of the investments promised for Estudiantes, which reportedly could reach 150 million dollars, although they never materialized.

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