Case fileFiled 2021-08-24—2026-03-30

AFA & TOURPRODENTER

A registered agent and AFA commercial arrangements.

What does the retrieved record establish about TOURPRODENTER LLC and the reported AFA-linked scrutiny?

Sources
2 sources
Claims
1 claims
Unresolved issues
4 unresolved

This case file separates one retrieved official Florida corporate record from an unavailable originating news report. It does not present the reported financial figures as independently verified facts and does not combine separate Argentine proceedings with TourProdEnter.

What is established

The official Florida Division of Corporations search record confirms TOURPRODENTER LLC, document L21000379526, active status, Josefina A. Gattei PA as registered agent and Erica Gabriella Gillette as listed manager. These are administrative filing roles. They do not establish beneficial ownership, knowledge of alleged conduct or participation in it.

What the record establishes

  • The official Florida Division of Corporations search record identifies TOURPRODENTER LLC, document L21000379526, as active, with JOSEFINA A GATTEI PA as registered agent and Erica Gabriella Gillette as listed manager.

What is alleged or disputed

One report described scrutiny involving AFA-linked transactions reportedly exceeding $300 million. The Argentina Files has not independently verified the underlying records, exact amounts or procedural status. The originating La Nación article was not retrieved for this audit.

  • All allegations are attributed to Argentine prosecutors/judges. NO conviction has resulted. "Procesamiento" = an investigating judge's reasoned interlocutory finding of sufficient suspicion to continue prosecuting — NOT a U.S.-style indictment, NOT a verdict, and appealable; its counterpoints are "falta de mérito" and "sobreseimiento." "Embargo" = precautionary asset attachment, not forfeiture. An appellate affirmance confirms the suspicion threshold, not guilt. No conviction follows from an investigation, a charge, a procesamiento, or an appellate affirmance.

What is not supported

The reviewed record does not establish a traced payer-to-bank-to-recipient flow, beneficial ownership by a reported participant, fraud, money laundering, corruption, a public DOJ case, a subpoena, a charge or an indictment. No connection between separate Argentine proceedings and TourProdEnter is established in the reviewed record.

What the record does not support

Not supported by evidence in this record.

  • The originating article and underlying transaction records were not retrieved.
  • The reviewed record does not establish fraud, money laundering, corruption, a public DOJ case, a subpoena, a charge or an indictment.

Case-specific module · reported flows

Reported relationships

  • CONMEBOL → Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA): CONMEBOL → AFA (member association)

  • Edgardo 'Patón' Bauza → Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA): Bauza — Argentina head coach (2016)

  • Claudio Fabián 'Chiqui' Tapia → Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA): Tapia — AFA president from 2017-03-29

  • Luis Segura → Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA): Segura — interim AFA president to 2016

  • Julio Humberto Grondona → Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA): Grondona — AFA president 1979–2014

Chronology

  1. RecMIA-010Exact dateAFA & TOURPRODENTER

    Florida corporate record for TOURPRODENTER LLC, document L21000379526

    The official Florida Division of Corporations search record identifies TOURPRODENTER LLC, document L21000379526, as active, with JOSEFINA A GATTEI PA as registered agent and Erica Gabriella Gillette as listed manager.

    Classification: Confirmed factStatus: Corrected
    People
    Erica Gabriella Gillette, Josefina A. Gattei
    Organisations
    TOURPRODENTER LLC

    Why it matters

    Replaces an aggregator with the official Florida corporate search record and keeps administrative filing roles separate from ownership or alleged conduct.

    What is disputed

    A registered agent is only a statutory service-of-process designee. Registered-agent and manager fields do not establish beneficial ownership, knowledge or participation in alleged conduct.

    Counterargument

    Registry data are administrative filings that establish the recorded agent/manager, not the economic reality of ownership.

    Open questions

    • Beneficial ownership NOT ESTABLISHED.
    • The official filing does not establish beneficial ownership.
    Independent sources:
    0
    Total references:
    1
  2. RecMIA-019Exact dateAFA & TOURPRODENTER

    Argentine judicial proceedings involving AFA officials — procedural status clarified

    A tax/social-security case concerning alleged withholding of social-security contributions (~AR$19bn) was charged on 2026-03-30 by Judge Diego Amarante — described by Phase 8 as a procesamiento entered on that date — and an appellate panel upheld a ruling on 2026-06-26. A separate money-laundering inquiry involved December 2025 raids and prosecutor Cecilia Incardona's U.S. legal-assistance request.

    Classification: Credible reported allegationStatus: Reported — single sourceStatus: Corrected
    Organisations
    Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)

    Why it matters

    Prevents equating Argentine procedure with U.S. indictment/conviction.

    What is disputed

    All allegations are attributed to Argentine prosecutors/judges. NO conviction has resulted. "Procesamiento" = an investigating judge's reasoned interlocutory finding of sufficient suspicion to continue prosecuting — NOT a U.S.-style indictment, NOT a verdict, and appealable; its counterpoints are "falta de mérito" and "sobreseimiento." "Embargo" = precautionary asset attachment, not forfeiture. An appellate affirmance confirms the suspicion threshold, not guilt. No conviction follows from an investigation, a charge, a procesamiento, or an appellate affirmance.

    Counterargument

    NONE — the clarification is definitional.

    Open questions

    • Official Argentine judicial primary sources (cij.gov.ar, fiscales.gob.ar, ARCA/AFIP) were NOT retrievable this session; only secondary (La Nación-origin) reporting underlies the facts. Attempted: direct judicial portals — INACCESSIBLE.
    • BINDING WORDING (Phase 7 C7, adopted by Phase 8 §24.1): "No publicly accessible charge, indictment, criminal docket or DOJ announcement was located as of 2026-07-17." Absence of a located public record is NOT proof that no confidential subpoena, grand-jury activity or non-public investigative step exists. A reported inquiry is not a charge.
    Independent sources:
    1
    Total references:
    1

Evidence matrix

Evidence matrix: claim, supporting evidence, counterevidence, classification and unresolved limitation.
ClaimSupporting evidenceCounterevidenceClassificationUnresolved limitation
Unsupported claim audit: A proven “$300 million AFA fraud” tied to Argentine football officials.None on file
  • The originating article and underlying transaction records were not retrieved.
  • The reviewed record does not establish fraud, money laundering, corruption, a public DOJ case, a subpoena, a charge or an indictment.
Classification: Unsupported or falseNo independently corroborating source on file for this claim.

The counterargument

The official Florida filing establishes that the company exists and identifies administrative roles. It does not verify the unavailable report's transaction allegations. With the originating article and underlying records missing, the reported financial layer remains withheld as a substantive finding.

Counterargument

Registry data are administrative filings that establish the recorded agent/manager, not the economic reality of ownership.

Counterargument

NONE — the clarification is definitional.

Key documents

Corporate or financial record

TOURPRODENTER LLC — Florida Division of Corporations search record

Florida Division of Corporations

RetrievedLanguage: enNot marked independent

Official Florida Division of Corporations search record for document L21000379526. The search identifies active status and administrative filing roles. A registered agent is a statutory service-of-process designee; agent and manager fields do not establish beneficial ownership, knowledge or participation in alleged conduct.

Established wire or investigative reporting

La Nación reporting underlying the AFA / TourProdEnter financial record (no URL retrieved)

La Nación

Not foundLanguage: esIndependent source

Phase 7 MIA-019 records 'Direct URL: NOT FOUND (no new primary Argentine judicial URL retrieved this session)'. This record exists so the event can cite its originating source without asserting a retrievable URL. Phase 7 classifies coverage beyond La Nación as REPETITION-ONLY for several specifics; official Argentine judicial primary sources (cij.gov.ar, fiscales.gob.ar, ARCA/AFIP) were NOT retrievable.

Retrieved 2026-07-17

People and organizations

People

  • Erica Gabriella Gillette

    • Listed manager, TOURPRODENTER LLC (official Florida filing)

  • Josefina A. Gattei

    • Registered agent, TOURPRODENTER LLC · 2023-05-10–present

Organizations

  • TOURPRODENTER LLC

  • Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)

Open questions and source gaps

Open questions and source gaps

  • Beneficial ownership NOT ESTABLISHED.
  • The official filing does not establish beneficial ownership.
  • Official Argentine judicial primary sources (cij.gov.ar, fiscales.gob.ar, ARCA/AFIP) were NOT retrievable this session; only secondary (La Nación-origin) reporting underlies the facts. Attempted: direct judicial portals — INACCESSIBLE.
  • BINDING WORDING (Phase 7 C7, adopted by Phase 8 §24.1): "No publicly accessible charge, indictment, criminal docket or DOJ announcement was located as of 2026-07-17." Absence of a located public record is NOT proof that no confidential subpoena, grand-jury activity or non-public investigative step exists. A reported inquiry is not a charge.

Corrections and version history

  1. Corrected 2026-07-17

    material
    Was
    The prior recorded agent was Sousa & Assoc (Orlando), and the record used an incorrect "Tour Print, LLC" search URL.
    Now
    Registered agent corrected to JOSEFINA A GATTEI PA (800 SE 4th Ave, Suite 704, Hallandale Beach FL 33009; name/address changed 2023-05-10). The incorrect "Tour Print, LLC" search URL is withdrawn. Registered agent, authorized manager (Erica Gabriella Gillette, carried from the prior entry) and any reported beneficial owner are DISTINCT roles — a registered agent is only a statutory service-of-process designee and implies nothing about ownership or control.
    Why
    Corporate file correction. The official sunbiz.org entity-detail page and annual-report PDFs could not be fully retrieved this session (INACCESSIBLE); only a search-results snippet and third-party aggregators were obtained — flagged.

  2. Corrected 2026-07-17

    critical
    Was
    Argentine procedural terms were used without definition and risked being equated with U.S. process.
    Now
    Spanish terms are preserved and defined without equating them to U.S. process. Procesamiento = an investigating judge's reasoned interlocutory finding of sufficient suspicion to continue prosecuting — NOT a U.S.-style grand-jury indictment, NOT a trial verdict, and appealable. Its counterpoints are falta de mérito (insufficient merit to proceed) and sobreseimiento (dismissal). Embargo = precautionary asset attachment, not forfeiture. No conviction follows from an investigation, a charge, a procesamiento, or an appellate affirmance.
    Why
    Argentine procedural terminology. Official Argentine judicial primary sources (cij.gov.ar, fiscales.gob.ar, ARCA/AFIP) were NOT retrievable this session — flagged, with the attempted sources named.

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