BARCELLONA STAR LEON MESSI COULD FREE BY PAYING £20MILLION! On Wednesday it was revealed the footie ace and his dad Jorge are being investigated for an alleged £3.4million tax fraud in Spain between 2007 and 2009. If convicted, the Argentinian could face up to SIX YEARS in jail or be ordered to pay fines of up to six times the amount allegedly defrauded. Jorge is accused of being the brains behind the operation – one which allegedly used shell companies and tax havens to hide income relating to Messi’s image rights. However, Messi has strongly denied doing anything wrong. He said in a statement: “We have never committed any infringement. We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations, following the advice of our tax consultants who will take care of clarifying this situation.” the brains behind the operation Jorge ... "the brains behind the operation" The 25-year-old, recognised as the best player in the world, is rumoured to earn £250,000-a-week and £13MILLION in endorsements. Tax expert José María Mollinedo said: “If the player pays and admits his involvement, he could obtain a reduction in the minimum punishment, because of which he would not have to go to prison.” The Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, yesterday defended the club’s star player. He said: “We are with him and his family because we don’t have any doubt about his innocence.” A spokesman for the Spanish Treasury Ministry declined to comment about the Messi case or other investigations. A judge will decide if the case will be taken to trial. Admin-bini# could-dodge-jail-by-paying-20m-fine.html#ixzz2XPKvIFgY
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:40:18 +0000
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