The Colombian singer Shakira deposited in court 6.6 million euros claimed by the prosecution for tax fraud in 2018. in the second case opened for crimes against the Spanish treasury.

As he reported EFE according to legal sources, last August the artist submitted to the court of inquiry in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona (Spain), the amount allegedly defrauded, while waiting for the judge to call her to testify because she is under investigation for this other open case.

The amount was deposited by the singer, as reported the newspaper of Catalonia, would allow her to use reduced damages in the event that she is again convicted of tax fraud, after returning the allegedly embezzled money.

A pale pink and discreet suit, this is the message Shakira wanted to send with her significant appearance at the trial where she admitted defrauding the Spanish treasury of 14 million euros

This mitigating circumstance was what led to the agreement the artist reached last Monday with prosecutors and private charges by the Spanish tax administration and the regional government of Catalonia to avoid prison, in exchange for a million fine, in her first trial for tax fraud in Spain.

Shakira accepted a fine of almost 7.8 million euros after admitting in court that she defrauded the state treasury of 14.5 million between 2012 and 2014.with a sentence of three years in prison for six criminal offenses against the state treasury, which he will not have to serve when agreeing to that payment.

Even before the prosecution filed the report, Shakira has already returned 14.5 to the treasury millions cheatedwhich did not prevent the public ministry from continuing with criminal activities.

A singer has opened another process in the Litigation-Administrative Council of the Spanish National Court for the alleged tax fraud committed in 2011.for which he has already paid out around 60 million euros while he is still waiting for the resolution of the appeal he filed against the tax deduction.

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In a new lawsuit investigated by the Esplugues de Llobregat court, the prosecution accuses the singer of fraud of 5.3 million from the 2018 income tax return, which corresponds to the income from her tour that year and the transfer of her rights. intellectuals, plus another 773,600 euros in wealth tax for the almost 12 million he owns in real estate and financial assets.

In order to defraud the treasury, the prosecution claims, the defendant used a corporate framework and presented “false statements” about income tax, in which she failed to declare income and deduct expenses that were not appropriate, thus managing to reduce the tax for payment to the treasury. (AND)