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| Shakira faces new tax fraud charges over $7M in Spain! |
The 46-year-old singer Shakira was the subject of a tax fraud investigation by Spain, it was revealed in July. As per the reports of NBC News, she was formally charged on September 26. The latest recipient of the Video Music Award faces allegations that he failed to pay 7.1% of his income tax on 6.7 million euros in 2018. Spanish authorities have accused Shakira of tax evasion, claiming that she used an offshore company to "avoid" paying the tax.
The 46-year-old, who just moved to Miami after her breakup with 36-year-old Gerard Piqué, reportedly received a notification from the police. Trial dates have not yet been set for Shakira's most recent accusations. She will, however, go on trial in Barcelona on November 20 for the unrelated tax fraud charges.
The mother of two was charged by Spanish prosecutors in 2022, claiming that she owed the government $15 million in overdue taxes from 2012 to 2014.
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Shakira is being charged with further tax fraud in Spain due to a $7 million payment default!
Shakira's agent said that the singer "is fully confident of her innocence" and that the investigation was "a total violation of her rights" in response to Reuters's 2022 inquiry about the artist.
The singer "always acted in concordance with the law and on the advice of her financial advisers," Shakira's spokesperson told NBC News in July.The blonde beauty has not yet responded to the most recent accusations made against her when this article was written.
The Grammy winner may spend up to eight years in jail if she is found guilty of the 2022 charges. In September 2022, Shakira's attorney said that the trial followed "standard procedure." One of the standard procedures is the judge's order to start the trial.
Events are unfolding according to plan, and nothing has changed," they stated. At the appropriate moment, Shakira's legal team will provide its counterargument in a statement of defense.
Shakira reaffirmed her innocence in a November 2022 statement to Daily Mail. Speaking for herself, Shakira said in a statement from the previous year that she has never had tax problems in any other nation. Despite the lack of solid evidence to support the allegations against her, she has been the target of "unacceptable methods" of criminal and media persecution in an effort to ruin her name and force her into a settlement agreement.
On September 26, Shakira shared a video of herself and Fuerza Regida performing "El Jefe" on Instagram. This was true even if she was facing fresh accusations. "This is so adorable that I had to participate!" She captioned a video of herself dancing with her fans, using the hashtags "@belladose #ElJefe." The new song was released on September 20, the week after it was nominated for the Video Music Award on September 12.
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