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Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal.

The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi were in July 2016 found guilty of using companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on 4.16 million euros of Messi’s income earned from his image rights from 2007-09.

The income related to Messi’s image rights that was hidden includes endorsement deals with Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter & Gamble and the Kuwait Food Company.



Both Messi and his father were given 21 months in jail — sentences likely to be suspended as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years.

They appealed to the Supreme Court.

While the court confirmed the sentence for Messi on Wednesday, it reduced it to 15 months jail for his father, taking into account that his football star son had paid back the defrauded money to tax authorities.

During last year’s trial, Messi had argued that he trusted his father with his finances and “knew nothing” about how his wealth was managed.

But the Supreme Court argued that he would have known about his obligation to pay taxes on income earned from his image rights.

Messi’s tax fraud trial in June last year took place against a backdrop of simmering voter anger over steep cuts to health and social spending, as the government struggles to bring Spain’s public deficit down.

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when will he be jailed?

Even if he's sent to death by hanging doesn't change the fact he's still the best player ever...

Messi we love you. Even if you play for Prison FC as you are about to, we will support you.

Wow! So impressive, not only nigeria thief dey.

Well, that isn't much of a problem to him.

E don set

Them go soon full here

andymofia:
when will he be jailed?

June 2. . on cl final day

But it will be a suspended sentence because he is a first time offender. That means he will essentially be on probation. He won't do any jail time unless he commits another crime during the period of serving his suspended sentence. So if I were a Madrid fan, I won't rejoice just yet. He'll still be around to wreck you guys next season


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Ronaldo have woned

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IRobot7:
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Oya make them go serve 2yrs sharply......

ok, messi is going to be playing for prison united next season, while ronaldo wins world best for the 6th time

if messi go jail make i brown.

make I hear say he go jail...him no dey go anywhere...

Money is never enough, the more you have the more you want

Crying

well,I don't tink he will be freed this time,but if he had paid back the tax,lighter sentence would be granted

We're sending Scofield after you man..

Or rather, Kaniel Outis

well,I don't tink he will be freed this time,but if he had paid back the tax,lighter sentence would be granted.here in Europe,if u evade tax,for their eye u worse pass anini.

Don't tell me messi is going to jail.... God will punish Nigerian judges who can only send a man or woman who steal food or phone to jail and not those bastard who steal billions of naira and still go to court with escort and entourage ....



quote me you pay 50,000 like I pay you 000,05

Everest1989:
make I hear say he go jail...him no dey go anywhere...

GBAM!!

Na dem go lose
Dem for tax everything nah...if na money dem dey find

fraudlona, taxEvasionlona, Uefalona, thieflona. they are definitely more than a club.