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Prosecutors in Spain have once again chargedShakirawith tax fraud — this time linked to taxes filed on her 2018 income.
They also noted that Shakira was informed of the charges in her current home city of Miami, according to the AP, who first reported the news.
Shakira did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Shakira leaving court in Barcelona in December 2022.PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty
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The new charges come after a Spanish court said in July that itstarted an investigationlinked to alleged fraud on the singer’s personal income tax and wealth tax in 2018. The court said it had no information on how much money was in question at the time, according to theAP.
A representative for Shakira told PEOPLE in a statement at the time that she “defends having always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. She is now focused on her life as an artist in Miami and is confident that there will be a favorable resolution of her tax issues.”
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However, Shakira claimed that she spent most of her time living in her primary residence located in the Bahamas and has denied any wrongdoing in the case. Her public relations firm has also maintained that she paid what she owed plus $3 million in interest, per the AP.
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In May, a court in Spaindismissed her appealin the case, upholding a 2021 ruling from Spanish Judge Marco Juberías, who determined there was “sufficient evidence of criminality” in the case following a three-year investigation.
Shakira reportedly rejected an offer in the case to settle the dispute out of court in July 2022, according toReuters. She faces a possible eight-year prison sentence plus a large fine if she is found guilty at her trial, per the AP.
source: people.com
