An appellate court in Buenos Aires has indicted Maradona's former lawyer, Matías Morla, and two of his assistants for suspected fraudulent handling of the player's assets. Two of the Argentine player's sisters – Rita and Claudia – and a notary were also prosecuted as accomplices in the case. Maradona's children have said his brand and its subsidiaries should have been transferred to them when he died in 2020 at age 60. The court alleges Morla's brand management business was merely a front, and Maradona continued exercising control of his assets until he died. Two of Maradona's daughters – Dalma and Giannina – first brought accusations against Morla and other defendants in 2021.