The Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office has requested the file of the second case opened against Colombian singer Shakira in Spain, where she is accused of defrauding the Treasury of 6.6 million euros. The case is related to personal income tax and property tax issues from 2018.
Legal sources have revealed that the public ministry has filed a document in court requesting the dismissal of the case, as requested by Shakira’s defense. The State Attorney’s Office and the government of the Spanish region of Catalonia have also supported the request to file the case.
This second investigation for tax fraud against Shakira comes after she accepted the payment of a fine of 7.8 million euros last November, following an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office and the Tax Agency to avoid prison time for defrauding 14.5 million euros between 2012 and 2014.
After months of investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office has determined that there is not enough evidence to prove that Shakira committed crimes against the public treasury. The singer had already deposited the 6.6 million euros in court that were considered evaded, and she denied defrauding the Treasury in a videoconference from Miami.
The complaint states that Shakira allegedly defrauded the Tax Agency of 5.3 million euros in personal income tax related to her 2018 international tour ‘El Dorado’ and intellectual rights transfers, as well as 773,600 euros in wealth tax for her real estate and financial assets.
The complaint accuses Shakira of using a corporate network to avoid paying taxes and submitting false tax returns to reduce her fiscal obligations. The legal proceedings are ongoing as the Prosecutor’s Office pushes for the case to be dismissed.