{"id":29569,"date":"2022-07-29T20:57:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T20:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/shakira-is-facing-more-than-eight-years-in-spanish-prison-for-tax-fraud\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T20:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T20:57:53","slug":"shakira-is-facing-more-than-eight-years-in-spanish-prison-for-tax-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/shakira-is-facing-more-than-eight-years-in-spanish-prison-for-tax-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakira is facing more than eight years in Spanish prison for tax fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite every timeless assertion regarding the honesty of her hips<\/span>, prosecutors in Spain are moving forward with charges stating Shakira has been dishonest about her taxes. After declining a settlement deal in a case alleging the Colombian singer evaded roughly \u20ac14.5 million (about $14.8 million in US currency) in government taxes, Shakira will head to court, where prosecutors are seeking a sentence of eight years and two months jail time, as well as a \u20ac24 million fine, per the Associated Press<\/em><\/span>. The official indictment details six separate charges against the Grammy winner. <\/p>\n

Although Shakira was first hit with the charges in 2018, the artist only elected to decline the plea deal this week (she previously asserted her innocence<\/span> The artist’s public relations firm, Llorente y Cuenca, said in a statement<\/span> on Wednesday that Shakira chose to take the case to trial because she sees it as \u201ca total violation of her rights\u201d and \u201ctrusts her innocence and chooses to leave the issue in the hands of the law.\u201d \u201cThe singer is fully confident of her innocence and therefore does not accept a settlement,\u201d the statement continued she. <\/p>\n

Much of the case hinges on where Shakira, 45, was living between the years of 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors claim that Shakira lived mostly in Spain during those years even though her primary residence was listed as The Bahamas\u2014in 2021, Spanish judge Marco Juber\u00edas wrote that his three-year probe into Shakira’s tax history reflected \u201csufficient evidence of criminality<\/span>\u201d warranting a trial. <\/p>\n

Conversely, the artist’s publicists insisted Shakira has paid the money she allegedly owes to the Spanish Tax Agency in addition to \u20ac3 million in interest, and has no pending debts. \u201cShakira’s conduct on tax matters has always been impeccable in all the countries where she has had to pay taxes, and she has trusted and faithfully followed the recommendations of the best specialists and expert advisors,\u201d they shared in a statement back in May. <\/p>\n

A trial date has yet to be set for the case, but the strength of Shakira’s publicists’ statement suggests she’s ready whenever, wherever to defend her name. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shakiraphoto: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images) Despite every timeless assertion regarding the honesty of her hips, prosecutors in Spain are moving forward with charges stating Shakira has been dishonest about her taxes. After declining a settlement deal in a case alleging the Colombian singer evaded roughly \u20ac14.5 million (about $14.8 million in US currency) in government …<\/p>\n

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