Shakira

The Colombian star has opted to go to trial after rejecting a settlement deal from the prosecutor's office to close the case earlier this week.

Shakira rejected a settlement deal from the prosecutor's office to close the case earlier this week and has opted to go to trial instead. Shakira's representatives referred to a previous statement sent out on Wednesday saying she "is fully confident of her innocence" and that she considers the case "a total violation of her rights". The Colombian star has opted to go to trial after rejecting a settlement deal from the prosecutor's office to close the case earlier this week.

Prosecutors in Spain say they will ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if she is convicted in her ...

The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million). Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country. A trial date has yet to be set.

A Spanish prosecutor has called for singer Shakira to be sentenced to more than eight years in prison for alleged tax fraud.

A representative for the star told Metro.co.uk: ‘Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm. The star insists she had legal residency in the Bahamas during the time period, and did not spend 183 days or more per year in Spain, which is the threshold to be considered a tax resident. As reported by the outlet, the prosecutor’s office has asked for a prison sentence of eight years and two months for six alleged crimes against the Public Treasury. As reported by Reuters, the She Wolf hitmaker is accused of failing to pay taxes in the country between those years, with Shakira claiming she did not live in Spain during this period. Prosecutors have called for the star to be fined more than €23 million (£19.3 million) and a prison sentence for the alleged offence. A Spanish prosecutor has called for singer Shakira to be sentenced to more than eight years in prison for alleged tax fraud.

Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (£12.2m) in taxes between ...

Shakira’s public relations team said the singer has always fulfilled her tax duties. A trial date has yet to be set. The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros (£20.2m).

Shakira could face up to 8 years in prison if she is convicted in a trial for alleged tax fraud. Prosecutors in Spain have confirmed they will ask a court ...

Shakira’s public relations team said the singer has always fulfilled her tax duties. A trial date has yet to be set. Shakira is not the famous person to face tax fraud charges in Spain. She first rose to prominence in the Hispanic world with her albums Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Prosecutors in Spain have confirmed they will ask a court to jail the Colombian pop star if she is convicted. Shakira could face up to 8 years in prison if she is convicted in a trial for alleged tax fraud.

The charges come after the mother-of-two rejected an out-of-court settlement that would have involved her admitting wrongdoing. She has already repaid the ...

A spokesman for the signer said: 'Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm. Tax inspectors spent more than a year checking up on Shakira, even visiting her favourite hairdressers in Barcelona and checking her social media to try to show she spent most of the three years in dispute in Spain. A spokesman for Shakira said: 'Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm. 'Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case. She is accused of using the illegal arrangement from 2012 and 2014, when she was in a relationship with Pique, who lives and plays in Barcelona. She was seen last week arriving with the two boys she shares with the footballer Gerard Pique at a Mexican resort in Cabo, disembarking her plane with the help of Primesky - a premium and private concierge service for high-end travelers - employees.

Authorities say the Columbian spent at least half the year in Spain in 2012, 2013 and 2014, when she was married to an FC Barcelona football player.

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Spanish prosecutors have said Shakira should face eight years in prison over the ongoing alleged tax fraud case.

Shakira has been charged with failing to pay the government millions in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Since the tax fraud allegations were made in 2018, Shakira has said that she paid the 17.2 million euros (£14.4 million) she owed the Spanish government, per Reuters. The charges, which date back to 2018, come from an allegation that Shakira spent more than half the year of each year in Spain between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira will go to court over claims of tax fraud. Shakira rejected a settlement offered by the prosecution in her tax fraud case in Spain.

The case hinges on where Shakira lived during 2012-2014. "Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case. Shakira decided to take her tax fraud case to court because she is "confident in her innocence", reps for the singer shared with HELLO!