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Football: Spanish prosecutor files tax fraud lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo

Europe News

EU nations back plans for prosecutors office to fight financial fraud

The European Commission estimates at least 50-billion euros per year is lost because of cross-border VAT fraud.

Sport

Messi tax fraud sentence upheld

Spain's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by footballer Lionel Messi against a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud.

United Kingdom

West Ham, Newcastle raided in UK tax fraud probe - reports

The English clubs are said to be the focus of HMRC's crackdown on tax fraud in football.

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Business Series

Tesco fined tens of millions for accounting fraud

Tesco hit with multi-million pound fine for accounting fraud

France

French ex-budget minister Cahuzac is jailed for tax fraud

Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who led a government crackdown on tax dodgers, was sentenced to three years in jail in Paris on Thursday – for hiding an offshore bank account of his…

Sport

Eto'o could face 10-year prison sentence

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of more than 10 years for former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o for alleged tax crimes committed when he played for…

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: MEPs set to unveil rights prize winner

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of all the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Italy

Transnational tax fraud probe sees 29 arrested

A probe into suspected transnational tax fraud to the tune of an estimated one billion dollars (900 million euros) has led to the detention of 29 people in Italy and other EU…

USA

Trump offends again

Donald Trump mocks Hillary Clinton's recent bout of pneumonia saying "she can't make it 15 feet to her car"

Economy

Nigeria looks for millions of tax scofflaws to make up for slumping oil revenue

Nigeria says it has found 700,000 companies in the country that have never paid tax. It is tracking down non-payers to top up its treasury as oil industry revenue fall from low prices.

Europe News

Ex-EU official Kroes under pressure over Bahamas directorship

Just two months after its former president joined Goldman Sachs, the European Commission has been caught up in another corporate scandal.

USA

'Ireland has done nothing wrong' says finance minister over Apple tax

Ireland's government insisted it has done nothing wrong as the Dublin parliament debated its fight with the European Commission over Apple's tax bill.

France

France's ex-budget minister on trial for tax fraud

Jerome Cahuzac says his first secret account was used to fund the political movement of former French PM Michel Rocard.

France

Former French Socialist minister goes on trial for tax fraud and money laundering

The trial has begun in France of disgraced former Socialist minister Jerome Cahuzac, accused of tax evasion and money-laundering.

Belgium

Crunch day for Apple - tech giant risks Europe's biggest ever tax penalty

The European Commission is set to take a big bite out of Apple on Tuesday.

World News

Messi to appeal against prison term for tax fraud

World football superstar Lionel Messi and his father are to appeal against a 21-month prison term and 2 million euro fine in a tax case.

Spain

Messi's €79.4m earnings mean tax fine is small change for soccer star

Lionel Messi’s two million euro fine for tax fraud, announced today by a Spanish court, is small change for the football icon.

Spain

Why were the Messis convicted?

Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have both been sentenced to 21 months in jail (though it is very unlikely that they will be put behind bars) and handed multi-million Euro fines, after being found gu

Spain

Messi facing 21 months in prison for tax fraud

Spanish media say the Barcelona player was convicted of the multi-million euro fraud along with his father. The sentence can be appealed.