Shakira’s team claims she has “always been cooperative and law abiding.”
A Spanish prosecutor is seeking eight years in prison and a fine of more than $23.5 million for Shakira in a tax fraud case.
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So how did we get here? The period in question was 2012-2014, when Shakira was accused of failing to pay $15 million in taxes. Shakira, for her part, says that she did not live in Spain.
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According to Reuters and the AP, the prosecutor alleges that Shakira spent more than half of her time in Spain during those two years — and that the house she bought in Barcelona in 2012 became a family home for Shakira, Gerard Pique and their son born in 2013
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Meanwhile, Shakira’s team say the singer has no debts to the Spanish tax office and has even paid the €17.2 million she owes.
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That brings us to this week, when Shakira rejected a plea deal from prosecutors on Wednesday. That means the case will go to trial — leading to documents showing prosecutors intend for a fine and jail sentence if Shakira is found guilty to hit the headlines on Friday.
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Shakira’s representatives subsequently said in a statement that she had “always cooperated and complied with the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and taxpayer.”
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No date has yet been set for the case.
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