DIEGO MARADONA’S FORMER LAWYER’S ASSETS SEIZED IN NAME TRADEMARK DISPUTE

“Former Diego Maradona lawyer Matías Morla was indicted, and his assets were seized on Thursday evening in the case investigating potential fraud regarding the football star’s name and brand.

The legal measures also affected Morla’s brother-in-law, Maximiliano Pomargo, and Maradona’s sisters, Rita and Claudia. The sum total of their assets is valued at AR$2,000 (US$1.3 million at the official rate). No arrest warrants have been issued.”

The case started in March 2025, following a complaint filed by two of the former footballer’s daughters, Dalma and Giannina. They accused Morla, Pomargo, and others of fraud after Maradona signed a contract that relinquished control of his trademark to Morla through the company Sattvica S.A.

The former star’s five heirs claim Maradona at the time was unfit to sign the contract, and therefore it was done to their detriment. Morla and the other defendants were originally acquitted, but Maradona’s daughters appealed the initial ruling.

Morla and Pomargo stand accused of being co-conspirators to commit fraud. Maradona’s sisters, on the other hand, are being considered “necessary participants” in the crime, meaning that their involvement was required in order for the scheme to work.

Trial over Maradona’s death

The trial over the death of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona continues to be delayed. The proceedings were halted after the defense of the star’s main medical advisor, Leopoldo Luque, called for the recusal of two of the newly appointed judges.

According to Luque’s lawyers, judges Roberto Gaig and Pablo Rolón don’t offer guarantees of impartiality. The claim comes after they failed to determine if nurse Dahiana Madrid’s trial by jury will continue or not.

This is the second trial launched to determine responsibilities in the death of the superstar. The first trial was annulled in May following the discovery that Judge Julieta Makintach was involved in a documentary about the trial titled Justicia Divina (Divine Justice). Makintach now faces an impeachment case against her, accused of allowing the illegal entry of video cameras to the court and entering inappropriate discussions with witnesses and lawyers during breaks in the daily proceedings.

Eight people stand accused of failing to administer proper medical care for Maradona, who died on November 25, 2020, at 60. The list includes Maradona’s main medical advisor, Leopoldo Luque, as well as the star’s psychiatrist, Agustina Cosachov, and psychologist, Carlos Díaz; medical care coordinators Nancy Forlini and Mariano Perroni; designated doctor Pedro Di Spagna; and nurses Madrid and Ricardo Almirón.

Information take from Buenos Aires Herald: https://buenosairesherald.com/sports/stars/maradona/diego-maradonas-former-lawyers-assets-seized-in-name-trademark-dispute

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