The procedure is being carried out by the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) at the City Center hotel. It is within the framework of a case for alleged money laundering through the collection of prizes in games of chance.
The Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) raided the City Center complex in Rosario, where Lionel Messi is getting married to Antonela Roccuzzo on Friday, in a case of alleged money laundering through the collection of prizes from games of chance, the fiscal agency reported.
The raid was ordered by the 4th federal judge of Rosario, Marcelo Bailaque, in the framework of a investigation into possible tax evasion and alleged laford of assets worth more than 70 million pesos.
In the investigation of the AFIP took into account that the alleged winners did not receive the amounts that the casino reported as paid.s as well as the Absence of proof of accreditation of the prizesThis situation was mentioned as a recurring situation by all bettors.
Gamblers cases
It is striking the case known as a toPoster which, according to reports from the gaming room, He would have won almost 9 million pesos in cash, having benefited on 48 occasions in 2015 aloneHowever, when the AFIP interviewed him, he said he was unaware of this situation.
Another case was verified with el dinero of a prize that was not declared as exempt gain by the winner, a citizen of Buenos Aires. It was later proven that the money was used to buy a high-end vehicle at a dealership in Santa Cruz, 2.700 kilometers from the city of Santa Fe. The dealership itself should have also reported it to the Anti-Money Laundering Unit, in accordance with current regulations.
These maneuvers would substantially affect the Income Tax and the Prize Tax that the Casino of Rosario had to pay, and could also have served to simulate false profits to third parties, with the appearance of legitimacy of the same.
For the development of the investigation, the filming will be of enormous importance, as well as the Suspicious Operations Reports that the Rosario Casino should have reported to the Financial Information Unit (UIF).
In addition, the systems for settling winnings from slot machines must be checked by independent entities, taking into account what has happened with casinos installed by the same parent company in other countries.
The intervention corresponding to the UIF has taken place.
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