Shakira found guilty of tax evasion

[InFamous]

The Columbian icon was found guilty on Wednesday after three years of hearing and according to reports could face up to three years in prison.
She has 78 hours to present herself to authorities.

https://www.telemundo.com/shows/hoy-...es-tmna3879132

Article is in Spanish:

Main points:

She defrauded 14.5 million between 2012 and 2014.
She pretended to not be residing in Spain and hid her earnings though various companies.
She could spend three years in prison, without bail.
She has 78 hours to present herself or she can be taken directly to prison in Spain.
Shakira had previously declared that she was not residing in Spain until 2015.
It is rumoured that SholasBoy and his disasterous survivor caused her to lose the trial. ( unconfirmed)

This is shocking, I mean she earns so much money. Just pay your taxes ! Hips dont lie indeed

[Goldmoney]

Didn’t check who the OP was first, whom I don’t know.

[Artoo]

Apparently she has already paid the taxes but now they’re dealing with the wrongdoing. Either they want to make an example of her or think they can fine her and get some more euros.

[SholasBoy]

Looking forward to her dark comeback album when she gets out

[InFamous]

Looking forward to her dark comeback album when she gets out

I can imagine the titles..

Inocente
La Oscuridad
Mis Pecados
El dinero que perdi

[bm08]

Woah!

[InFamous]

Imagine her behind bars breaking into the She Wolf routine! I hope she avoids jail though, even though she was definitely wrong.

[Artoo]

Where does she live now? I can’t see her handing herself in.

[InFamous]

Where does she live now? I can’t see her handing herself in.

I read on another article that that article may not be totally reliable, that no verdict was actually reached and just another hearing has been set. So we have to wait and see what happens I guess.

[Postgenic]

Lock her up and throw away the key.

[Wayne]

No way do they send her to prison, she’ll just get a fine, surely.

[Artoo]

No way do they send her to prison, she’ll just get a fine, surely.

It’s not even being reported by a reputable news outlet, so I’m not convinced it’s even real at this point.

[KEY9481]

I've read she has already paid 17M€.

[Beautyisbeauty]

It´s not true. What El Periódico de Catalunya published this past wednesday was that there was a new report done by technicians from the spanish tax authorities contradicting the report done by Shakira´s legal team. Now, the judge just set a new hearing on July 8th so both parts can explain each of their reports.

If Messi, Ronaldo and countless others were able to commute their prison time for fines, so will Shakira.

[InFamous]

It´s not true. What El Periódico de Catalunya published this past wednesday was that there was a new report done by technicians from the spanish tax authorities contradicting the report done by Shakira´s legal team. Now, the judge just set a new hearing on July 8th so both parts can explain each of their reports.

If Messi, Ronaldo and countless others were able to commute their prison time for fines, so will Shakira.

Isobel Pantoja wasn't so lucky!

[Mikerocha]

So I guess only men and soccer players can get away with it in Spain.

[DnBLover]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/spa...ay-2021-10-04/

Apparently the court is siding with Shakira on this? But the 14.5M trial is still pending.

[heppolo]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/spa...ay-2021-10-04/

Apparently the court is siding with Shakira on this? But the 14.5M trial is still pending.

Shakira's defence should have been that it's a common knowledge that "her hips don't lie"

[Goldmoney]

Didn’t check who the OP was first, whom I don’t know.

I was such a mess here.

[InFamous]

I was such a mess here.

That was nothing compared to other comments lol
You once referred to me as "movie poster"

[Zeph]

Her hips don’t lie but her receipts do!

[heppolo]

Her hips don’t lie but her receipts do!

there's a she wolf in the tax accountant's closet

[jordi_89]

Where does she live now? I can’t see her handing herself in.

Barcelona.

She already paid apparently.

[KEY9481]

Spanish court dismisses Shakira appeal in tax fraud case

MADRID -- A court in Spain on Thursday dismissed Colombian singer Shakira's appeal in a tax fraud case, paving the way for a trial after a judge previously concluded there was enough evidence to suggest the pop star may have avoided her fiscal obligations to the state.

The case first made headlines in December 2018 after Spanish prosecutors charged the singer with failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.5 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira, 45, denied any wrongdoing when she testified in June 2019.

At the heart of the legal wrangling is the question of the singer’s residence: Prosecutors allege she lived mostly in Spain despite having an official residence in the Bahamas.

In its decision issued Thursday, the Spanish court said the evidence suggests Shakira was “a habitual resident in Spain,” adding that documentation failed to substantiate her residence for tax purposes in another country.

The court upheld a July ruling in which Spanish Judge Marco Juberías wrote that his three-year probe found there existed “sufficient evidence of criminality” for the case to go to trial.

Shakira’s public relations firm said Thursday that she had immediately paid what she owed once she was informed of the debt by Spain's Tax Office.

“Shakira’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,” the P.R. firm said in a statement.

Shakira’s legal team will continue to “defend her innocence,” according to the statement.

The singer faces a possible fine and a prison sentence, if found guilty of tax evasion. However, a judge can waive prison time for first-time offenders if they are sentenced to less than two years behind bars.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment...-case-84996000

[MrLeonix]

^ I think there’s no way she saves from this, once this goes to trial the verdict will likely be that she is guilty.

I don’t think she will serve jail time tho. The fact that she immediately paid the full amount ($15 million dollars) might reduce the sentence time to less than two years and she might be exonerated from jail time but will likely be fined and get community service or something like that.