“I’m her fan, but let me pay”: Five keys to understanding how Shakira managed to defraud the Spanish treasury of 6.6 million euros

In the midst of the success brought to her by the latest song “El Jefe” and all the controversies that the topic in question has caused, Shakira faces a new blow from the Spanish prosecutor’s office, which accuses her of defrauding the state treasury by not paying HRK 6.6 million. euros of taxes in 2018.

This is the second case Barranquilla is facing, just two months after he went to trial on the first fraud charge. Last July, information about the second complaint was leaked to the Spanish media without the artist, who now lives in Miami, having any knowledge of it.

Now that the formal accusation of the Spanish prosecutor’s office is known, users on social networks have taken sides and as some defend her, others demand that she pay taxes, because they know that she “invoices”, as decided at the 53rd session of Bizarrap and a series of songs that has launched on the market so far in 2023.

“He who collects”; “Shakira next door, I need the next ranch song”; “I am her fan, I defend her professionally, but let her pay taxes”; “now make a song about this too and explain to us while moving your hips”; “If you invoice, you must pay”; “If he is guilty, let him pay. He has already charged enough”; “To prison and without complaint”; These are some of the opinions read in the Instagram post Europa Press with the news in question.

Five keys for Shakira to cheat the treasury

And while the issue of Shakira’s alleged fraud is making headlines and generating divided opinions about it, El Tiempo de Colombia reveals, according to information from the Prosecutor’s Office seen by EFE, how the artist committed the alleged offense for which he is charged.

The State Department confirms that the fraud was committed through a corporate network based in tax havens.

For now, the legal proceedings initiated by the Esplugues de Llobregat court in Barcelona continue, while Shakiri will go on trial in a Barcelona court on November 20 for the first charge of fraud of €14.5 million.

In this case, the singer returned the stated amount plus interest in the total amount of 17.2 million euros to the Tax Administration. (AND)