The prosecutor's office asks to stop the investigation against Shakira in the case of tax fraud
The city prosecutor's office has asked to stop further investigation against Colombian singer Shakira on suspicion of tax fraud. The prosecution provided a written expert opinion calling for the case to be dismissed.
Shakira is suspected of underpaying taxes by six million euros
According to the charges, the Spanish treasury could have missed six million euros due to Shakira's actions. Last year, the Catalan investigative court launched an investigation against the singer on suspicion of two tax crimes related to income tax and capital tax for 2018.
In November last year, it became known that Shakira had reached an agreement with the Spanish prosecutor's office in the case of tax evasion in the period from 2012 to 2014. The amount of claims amounted to 14.5 million euros. As part of the deal, the singer agreed to three years in prison, but with the condition of replacing the prison with a monetary penalty, which allowed her to avoid actual imprisonment.
Shakira avoided jail by agreeing to a large fine
As a result of the agreement in the case of tax evasion between 2012 and 2014, Shakira pledged to pay a fine of more than seven million euros. The deal with the prosecutor's office allowed her to avoid actual imprisonment.
Shakira is considered one of the best-selling female artists in the history of music. Her creative success has earned her international recognition, but recent events have shown that she is facing serious problems in the field of taxation.