Prosecutors accuse shakira of defrauding the spanish tax office out of 14. Five million euros ($14. 7 million) 

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 on income earned among 2012 and 2014. Spanish prosecutors said friday they could are seeking a jail sentence

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of extra than eight years towards global song celeb shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion

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prosecutors in barcelona can even demand a nice of almost 24 million euros ($24. 5 million) 

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 from the forty five-12 months-old "hips don't lie" songstress, whom they accuse of defrauding the spanish tax workplace out of 14. 5 million 

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euros on profits earned between 2012 and 2014. Shakira, who has sold over 60 million albums, rejected a plea deal on wednesday,

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 saying in a statement through her attorneys that she changed into "sincerely positive of her innocence" and had determined to permit the case go

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to courtroom, "assured" that her innocence would be demonstrated. A formal referral to court has no longer but been introduced, 

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 neither has a tribulation date been set. Legal professionals for shakira, certainly one of the most important names within the global music industry, 

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say an agreement remains feasible till the start of any trial.

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