tax fraud
Spanish court hands Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud
Under Spanish law any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time.
9 July 2025
Mia, wife concealed assets in tax returns
When Asaduzzaman Mia retired as the longest-serving Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner in 2019, by his own admission, he went home with about Tk 1.75 crore in service benefits. But that does not give a true picture of his wealth accumulation. Fact is, the career cop and his family became muc
15 September 2024
Real boss Ancelotti 'calm' about tax fraud accusations
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was calm about accusations he avoided 1 million euros ($1.09 million) in taxes on image rights revenues while he was at the club in 2014 and 2015.
7 March 2024
Shakira loses appeal in Spanish tax fraud case
A Spanish court has dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira and ratified a prior decision, which saw "sufficient evidence" to send her to stand trial over alleged tax fraud, a court document showed on Thursday.
27 May 2022
Customs officers inspect Ronaldo’s yacht
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was treated to a surprise visit abroad his rented yacht when Spanish customs agents boarded the boat in what tax authorities say was merely a "routine check."
13 July 2017
Barcelona outraged at Messi fraud charges
Barcelona have released a statement defending Lionel Messi following the news their star man will stand trial over allegations of tax fraud.
9 October 2015
Messi to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father will stand trial on tax fraud charges, a court in Spain has said.
8 October 2015
Predictable yet unachievable
Writing on budget has become a challenge for me not only because so much has already been discussed, but there is barely anything original in the budget.
14 June 2015
Messi's appeal against tax trial rejected by Barcelona court
Lionel Messi is a further step closer to being tried for tax fraud after Barcelona's highest court rejected his latest appeal.
10 June 2015