Prosecutor brings tax fraud case against Lionel Messi
Source: AP
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday against Lionel Messi, alleging the Barcelona and Argentina star tried to conceal the extent of his real earnings and that he owes 4 million euros ($5.3 million) in back taxes.
The complaint was lodged by Raquel Amado, a state prosecutor for the northeastern region of Catalonia.
In it, Amado says that from 2006-2009 Messi "obtained significant revenue derived from the transfer to third parties of his image rights, income which should have been taxed."
The complaint says Messi "circumvented his tax obligations" by using shell companies in tax havens such as Belize and Uruguay.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2013/06/12/lionel-messi-tax-fraud-case/2414647/
Lionel Messi is one of the world's greatest soccer/football players, as well as one of its highest-paid.
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