MADRID: Prominent singer Shakira is facing a 2nd tax scam probe after Barcelona prosecutors alleged on Tuesday that the star defrauded Spain of €6 million worth of taxes in 2018, local media reported.
The allegations come just 60 days before she will go to court to defend herself against charges of evading $13.9 million in taxes from 2012 to 2014.
Shakira Faces Two Probe in Spain Over Tax Scam
In the fresh charges, the authorities allege that Shakira used a web, mainly via a firm in Luxembourg to avoid paying taxes in Spain.
Shell firms in Spain, the British Virgin Islands, the Netherlands, Panama, Liechtenstein and Malta were also allegedly involved in the evasion of taxes. In 2018, prosecutors added that the singer was living in Barcelona.
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Prosecutors allege that the singer willfully provided incomplete documents to Spain to avoid paying taxes. Spanish authorities are urging Interpol to notify Shakria, who now lives in the United States, regarding the two probes – one for income tax scam and another for wealth tax deception. Similarly, another separate tax scam trial for the Singer is set to start in November.
