In the event that Colombian music artist Shakira, also known as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is found guilty in her upcoming trial for alleged tax fraud, prosecutors in Spain said on Friday that they will urge the court to sentence her to eight years and two months in jail. Shakira is accused of neglecting to pay €14.5 million ($15 million) in taxes to the Spanish government between 2012 and 2014. According to the prosecutors, they will also ask for a €24 million ($24 million) fine.
Shakira is accused of six crimes, according to the indictment. This week, the singer turned down a plea bargain from the prosecution and chose to go to trial instead. There is no definite date for the trial. Shakira is accused of six crimes, according to the indictment. This week, the singer turned down a plea bargain from the prosecution and chose to go to trial instead. There is no definite date for the trial.
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According to Shakira’s public relations team, she has always complied with her tax obligations. According to the document, the artist has deposited the sum she is alleged to owe, along with €3 million in interest.
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The Grammy winner allegedly should have paid taxes in Spain as she spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 there, according to Barcelona prosecutors. The singer was accused by Spanish authorities of failing to pay 14.5 million euros in taxes on income received between 2012 and 2014 in 2018. If she is found guilty of tax evasion, she might be sentenced to a fine and to prison. Shakira declined a plea bargain from Spanish prosecutors to resolve claims that she deceived the Spanish government out of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes, choosing instead to proceed with a trial.
