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Spain Singer Shakira accused of €14.5 million tax fraud Barcelona’s prosecutor has accused singer Shakira of a €14.5 million tax fraud. 14/12/2018
France France to experiment with monitoring taxpayers' social media accounts France will 'experiment' with monitoring taxpayers' social media accounts to prevent fraud 10/11/2018
France Kremlin responds angrily as Russian billionaire is charged in France Suleiman Kerimov, who has close ties to the Kremlin, has been charged with tax fraud and money laundering in Nice 23/11/2017
Spain Spain: Lionel Messi set to swap jail time for a fine in tax fraud case Spain’s state prosecutor is prepared to accept a fine from football player Lionel Messi instead of sending him to prison for tax fraud. A Catalan 23/06/2017
Spain José Mourinho latest big sporting name accused of tax fraud Manchester United boss is accused of not declaring earnings from the use of his image rights by Spanish prosecutors. 20/06/2017
Sport Ronaldo proclaims innocence in tax fraud case Cristiano Ronaldo says his "conscience is clear" the day after Spanish tax authorities file a lawsuit claiming nearly 15 million euros. 14/06/2017
Spain Football: Spanish prosecutor files tax fraud lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo Spain’s prosecutor’s office has said it filed a lawsuit against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for allegedly defrauding Spanish authorities of 14.7 13/06/2017
brussels bureau 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. 08/06/2017
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. 24/05/2017
Business Tesco fined tens of millions for accounting fraud Tesco hit with multi-million pound fine for accounting fraud 28/03/2017
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… 08/12/2016
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… 24/11/2016
brussels bureau 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. 26/10/2016
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… 12/10/2016
