Last month, the Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office asked for an 8-year prison sentence for Shakira for tax fraud of € 14.5 million.
The lawsuit that the Colombian singer Shakira is facing before the Spanish court has revealed the extent of her assets. According to information from the Colombian newspaper The Tiempo, Shakira’s fortune was valued in 2014 at 117 million euros, about 610 million reais at the current price.
On the 29th, the Barcelona Public Prosecutor asked for an 8-year prison sentence for Shakira for tax fraud of 14.5 million euros, according to an investigation by the Spanish parliamentarian.
The singer, who has sold more than 80 million records worldwide with hits like “Hips Don’t Lie”, turned down a plea deal to settle the case at the end of July.
She is accused of failing to pay taxes between 2012 and 2014, during which time Shakira claims she did not live in Spain.
The prosecutor’s document states that Shakira normally resided in Spain between 2012 and 2014 and in May 2012 bought a house in Barcelona, which became a home for her, her partner and son born in Spain in 2013. .
The parliamentarian’s opinion foresees a sentence of 8 years in prison and a fine of over 23 million euros (23.5 million dollars) if she is found guilty. There is no date yet for a trial.
Asked for comment, Shakira’s representatives referred to an earlier statement sent Wednesday that she “is fully confident in her innocence” and that she considers the case “a total violation of her rights.”
The terms of the previous transaction offer were not disclosed.
The 45-year-old singer, known as the queen of Latin pop, said she initially paid the 17.2 million euros that the Spanish tax authorities had declared they owed and claims she has no outstanding debts with the taxman.
The latest development on the tax case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, announced their separation. Shakira and Piqué have been together since 2011 and have two children.
* With information from Reuters
Source: Terra
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