A Spanish prosecutor has filed a second lawsuit against Colombian singer Shakira, accusing her of defrauding the state and evading taxes amounting to 6.6 million euros (seven million dollars) in 2018, according to a request submitted to the investigating court on Tuesday. Shakira, known as the Latin pop queen, has chosen to be tried in November in Barcelona for a case in which she denies evading taxes totaling 14.5 million euros, which could result in a prison sentence of up to eight years.
The prosecutor in the new case claims that Shakira did not declare earnings of 12.5 million dollars that she received as an advance for a world tour, among other income. At that time, Shakira was in a relationship with Gerard Piqué, a football star at FC Barcelona, and was living in the city with their two children. Prosecutors argue that she was a resident of Spain, and therefore obligated to pay taxes on all income earned worldwide, regardless of where it was generated. They further stated that she transferred money to "companies in low-tax countries with high levels of opacity." Shakira’s legal team stated that she had not received any notification regarding the new case in Miami, where she currently resides.
