Money laundering: FBI investigates Argentina

According to the Argentine press, the FBI is investigating the financial operations of the Argentine Football Federation in the United States. Bank fraud is suspected.

On the pitch, everything is going well for Argentina in this 2026 World Cup. Although Egypt accuses them of being favored in a "rigged tournament", the Albiceleste, the defending champions, have qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition, where they will face Switzerland.

However, the situation is not so rosy behind the scenes. According to the Argentinian newspaper "La Nacion," the FBI has opened an investigation against the Argentinian Football Federation (AFA).

The FBI is investigating the AFA's financial operations in the United States. It is seeking to determine whether the AFA is guilty of money laundering and bank fraud.

Attorneys general and FBI agents are currently gathering testimony to understand how the agency operates in the United States and how it has moved hundreds of millions of dollars through the American financial system.

Payments to companies linked to the AFA treasurer

According to "La Nacion," the FBI is investigating the links between the AFA and the contract recovery company TourProdEnter LLC. 230 million francs from the AFA were allegedly managed by this company, but only a portion of this amount can be directly linked to the Federation's identifiable operating expenses.

Of this sum, approximately 50 million francs were transferred to various companies without any economic justification in the official documents. The payments were made to companies controlled by individuals receiving social assistance and to businesses linked to the AFA treasurer and members of his family.

As early as September 2024, the Argentine authorities had transmitted information to their American counterparts concerning "potential risk areas linked" to the AFA.