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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Global pop star Shakira has been summoned Monday to a Barcelona courthouse to attend the first day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros. Shakira, 46, faces six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (about $15.8 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. In a separate investigation, Spanish state prosecutors charged Shakira in September for her alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros in tax on her 2018 income. They accused her of using an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the tax. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has two children, Milan and Sasha, with Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique.

Persons: Shakira, Prosecutors, Llorente, “, José Manuel del Amo, Madonna, Bono, Marco Juberías, ”, Juberías, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Sasha, Gerard Pique, triumphing Organizations: Prosecutors, Shakira, NBC, Real Madrid, Barcelona, “ Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, Barcelona, Colombian, Bahamas, Cuenca, Molins, United States, Milan, Miami, Seville

☆ Shakira: Colombian superstar settles tax evasion suit with Spanish authorities
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Al Goodman | Claudia Rebaza | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Colombian superstar Shakira settled her tax evasion suit with the Spanish authorities on Monday, avoiding a trial that was due to start that day. At the beginning of court proceedings in Barcelona, the judge announced a last-minute agreement submitted by all parties to avoid trial. Shakira was asked by the judge if she was aware of the deal and the latest fines agreed to which the singer responded yes. Spanish prosecutors had alleged the Grammy-winning singer failed to pay personal income and wealth tax between 2012 and 2014, currently valued at about $15.6 million. The Colombian pop star disputed that, calling the accusations “false” in an interview with Elle magazine in September 2022.

Persons: Shakira, “, ” “, Judge Marco Jesús Juberías, Elle, I’ve Organizations: CNN, “ Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Colombian

CNN —A judge in Barcelona has opened a second investigation into alleged tax fraud by Grammy-winning singer Shakira, a Spanish court said Thursday. Shakira is already awaiting trial for alleged tax evasion of $16.2 million for the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Colombian-born singer, who now lives in Miami, earlier denied the charges of tax fraud relating to the period 2012-2014 through her public relations firmShakira reiterated her innocence on Thursday. In July 2021, a judge at a court near Barcelona ruled that the singer could stand trial for alleged tax evasion. In a ruling obtained by CNN, the investigating magistrate said there was “sufficient evidence” to hold a trial for Shakira’s alleged tax evasion for the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Persons: CNN —, Shakira, “, Judge Marco Jesús Juberías, Shakira’s, Gerard Piqué, Piqué Organizations: CNN, Higher, Justice, Miami, FC Barcelona football Locations: Barcelona, Esplugues, Llobregat, Catalonia, Colombian, Miami, Spain, Bahamas

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