Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Claims Ex-Wife Defrauded Him
Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Claims Ex-Wife Bought Miami Condos With Money She Stole From Him
Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona is suing his ex-wife claiming she stole money from him.
The suit claims Villafañe began siphoning off the star’s money in 1999. However, Maradona didn’t learn about it until 2014 when he had his finances audited.
Diego Maradona claims his ex-wife created a network of at least five different shell companies in Florida that she used to buy real estate. The soccer legend says Villafañe flipped a few of the properties for cash. The shell companies appear to be named after Maradona and Villafañe’s daughters, Giannina and Dalma.
Diego Maradonna’s suit also claims that Villafañe listed the pair’s 12-year-old and 10-year-old daughters as vice presidents of the various LLCs. Another LLC allegedly listed Maradona as an agent without his consent.
Diego Maradona says his ex-wife used those firms to buy millions of dollars of Miami real estate. He also claims that in 2000, Villafañe bought multiple units in Miami Beach for more than $250,000 each. Maradona claims Villafañe sold one of those units on the very same day and made $46,300 in profit. Villafañe sold the second unit a year later and again allegedly made a small profit.
In 2002, Villafañe allegedly upped the ante and shelled out $715,900 for another condo at the Murano at Portofino. The suit claims she sold that unit for $1.8 million in 2011 and pocketed the proceeds.
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