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Court Date Set For Messi As Details Emerge On Tax Evasion Charges
ByKelly Phillips Erb June 20, 2013July 11, 2020

A court date has been set for Spanish football Lionel Messi. The four-time World Player of the Year must appear in a Barcelona court on September 17 to answer to charges of tax fraud. The 26-year-old sports phenom, who hails originally from Argentina, made his debut on the world football stage in Barcelona in 2000…

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Prosecutions, felonies and misdemeanors | Sports and Tax | Taxes of the rich and (in)famous

Football Phenom Lionel Messi Draws Tax Evasion Charges
ByKelly Phillips Erb June 12, 2013July 13, 2020

The World Player of the Year for football (soccer for my American readers) is finding himself in the spotlight for reasons other than sports this week. Lionel Messi, together with his father, are facing accusation by Spanish tax authorities of filing fraudulent tax returns for the years 2007-2009. Criminal charges were filed today by prosecutor…

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