https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case at a date yet to be determined, court documents showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220927/spanish-court-orders-shakira-to-stand-trial-in-tax-fraud-case Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:55:41 +0200 spanish-court-orders-shakira-to-stand-trial-in-tax-fraud-case Prosecutors in Barcelona said Friday that they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.es/20220729/prosecutors-in-spain-call-for-eight-year-sentence-for-shakira Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:23:28 +0200 prosecutors-in-spain-call-for-eight-year-sentence-for-shakira Colombian superstar Shakira will be questioned by a court near Barcelona on June 12th for allegedly evading €14.5 million ($16.5 million) in taxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20190226/shakira-to-be-questioned-in-june-over-alleged-tax-fraud Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:44:46 +0100 shakira-to-be-questioned-in-june-over-alleged-tax-fraud Ex-Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has avoided jail for tax fraud as part of a deal with Spanish prosecutors revealed Tuesday but will pay a fine of close to two million euros. https://www.thelocal.es/20190205/mourinho-avoids-jail-but-is-hit-by-fine-for-tax-fraud-in-spain Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:13:19 +0100 mourinho-avoids-jail-but-is-hit-by-fine-for-tax-fraud-in-spain Spain's science minister was forced Thursday to defend himself against allegations he avoided taxes, the latest member of the new Socialist government to come under fire. https://www.thelocal.es/20180928/spains-science-minister-latest-to-come-under-fire Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:13:07 +0200 spains-science-minister-latest-to-come-under-fire A Spanish court ruled Tuesday against extraditing Herve Falciani, a former HSBC analyst who leaked documents alleging widespread tax evasion, to Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.es/20180918/spain-rejects-extraditing-swiss-leaks-whistelblower-herve-falciani Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:49:51 +0200 spain-rejects-extraditing-swiss-leaks-whistelblower-herve-falciani A Spanish court is due to decide within two weeks whether or not to extradite Herve Falciani, a former HSBC analyst who leaked documents alleging widespread tax evasion, to Switzerland, his lawyer said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180911/spain-court-to-rule-on-falciani-extradition-within-15-days Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:56:17 +0200 spain-court-to-rule-on-falciani-extradition-within-15-days Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to admit to a Spanish court investigating him that he evaded €3.3 million ($3.8 million) in tax while coaching Real Madrid, Spanish daily El Mundo reported Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180905/mourinho-to-admit-tax-evasion-in-spain-report Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:43:09 +0200 mourinho-to-admit-tax-evasion-in-spain-report After ordering football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay 18.8 million euros ($21.6 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, Spanish authorities have reduced the sum by two million euros, the El Mundo daily reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180810/spain-taxman-knocks-2milliom-off-ronaldo-tax-settlement Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:14:36 +0200 spain-taxman-knocks-2milliom-off-ronaldo-tax-settlement Spanish tax authorities have given their ok for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay close to €19 million ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim. https://www.thelocal.es/20180730/spains-taxman-approves-ronaldo-multi-million-tax-settlement Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:52:17 +0200 spains-taxman-approves-ronaldo-multi-million-tax-settlement Spain's taxman wants Bayern Munich's Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez to pay €11.65 million ($13.64m) for evading taxes when he played at Real Madrid, the El Mundo daily reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180726/james-rodriguez-becomes-latest-footballer-on-spanish-taxmans-hit-list Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:16:34 +0200 james-rodriguez-becomes-latest-footballer-on-spanish-taxmans-hit-list Spain's prime minister said Tuesday he could not reveal who got a tax amnesty six years ago after the former mistress of Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos alleged he benefited from the measure. https://www.thelocal.es/20180718/controversy-as-spains-king-juan-carlos-accused-of-getting-tax-amnesty Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:11:41 +0200 controversy-as-spains-king-juan-carlos-accused-of-getting-tax-amnesty Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to pay the Spanish taxman €18.8 million ($20 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, a legal source said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180615/ronaldo-agrees-188mln-tax-settlement Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:54:59 +0200 ronaldo-agrees-188mln-tax-settlement Spain's culture and sports minister Maxim Huerta resigned Wednesday after it emerged he has been fined for tax fraud, in a blow to the Socialist government that took over only last week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180614/spains-new-culture-minister-resigns-over-tax-fraud-after-just-one-week Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:50:58 +0200 spains-new-culture-minister-resigns-over-tax-fraud-after-just-one-week Spanish prosecutors have called for Xabi Alonso to be sentenced to five years in prison after the former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder was accused of tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.es/20180322/real-madrids-xabi-alonso-faces-five-years-in-jail-over-tax-fraud Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:30:51 +0100 real-madrids-xabi-alonso-faces-five-years-in-jail-over-tax-fraud Superstar Shakira has handed over more than €20 million ($24.6 million) to tax authorities in Spain, a report said Tuesday, accused of not paying taxes despite being a resident between 2011 and 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/shakira-pays-20-million-to-spanish-taxman-avoid Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:33:42 +0100 shakira-pays-20-million-to-spanish-taxman-avoid The managing director of Spanish second-tier side Cadiz was arrested on Wednesday in relation to a money-laundering investigation, sources close to the operation told AFP. https://www.thelocal.es/20180131/cadiz-director-arrested-in-money-laundering-investigation Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:33:44 +0100 cadiz-director-arrested-in-money-laundering-investigation Shakira is facing a tax evasion probe by Spain’s inland revenue over earnings she failed to declare when she first became resident in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180123/shakira-faces-tax-probe-in-spain Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:42:45 +0100 shakira-faces-tax-probe-in-spain Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, accused of tax fraud, has paid Spanish fiscal authorities close to €1 million, a judicial source said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180110/football-accused-of-fraud-real-madrids-modric-pays-1-million Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:05:05 +0100 football-accused-of-fraud-real-madrids-modric-pays-1-million Cristiano Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has been summoned before a Spanish court as part of a probe into alleged tax evasion by the world player of the year, judicial sources confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170906/mendes-summoned-over-ronaldo-tax-evasion-case Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:13:16 +0200 mendes-summoned-over-ronaldo-tax-evasion-case