Alejandro Irarragorri, who is the leader of Grupo Orlegi, has been identified by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) for the alleged crime of tax fraud for an amount of more than 17 million pesos, so it is expected that sooner rather than later criminal action will be taken against him, a situation that could put the Atlas sports entities in serious trouble. and Santos in Mexico’s First Division, Liga MX.
What is happening with Alejandro Irarragorri?
The owner of the Guerreros managed to obtain protection from a federal judge last February to then be able to have access to the investigation folder of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic. What could be an evasion is totally connected to the world of football, this as a consequence of the fact that Alejandro was told that he had omitted the payment of income tax (ISR) on the salaries of the players who lived and made up the team. Santos Lagua staff between the month of January and July 2017.
The Special Prosecutor’s Office for Relevant Matters of the Competent Control Prosecutor’s Office (FECC) of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic has requested an initial hearing, in order to be able to formulate the accusation and begin the process of linking the Mexican businessman, and this could have severe consequences for both Atlas and Santos, clubs that are under the control of Irarragorri. and the Orlegi Group.
Can the Mexican Football Federation take action?
In accordance with the provisions of Article 17, paragraph e, of the Social Statute of the Liga Mx, the clubs could become disaffiliated in the event that “The Owner and/or the Directors of the Club commit criminal acts, as long as they have a final judgment issued against them by a competent authority.” In this case, if Irarragorri were found guilty of what he is accused of and even worse, he is sentenced, the Mexican Football Federation could disaffiliate the teams owned by the businessman.
In this case, Santos Laguna is considered to be the only club of the two mentioned above that is involved in the situation mentioned above, although the effects could be seen for both institutions, taking into account that they belong to Grupo Orlegi, the same entity that is currently chaired by businessman Alejandro Irarragorri.
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