Lionel Messi, father jailed for 21 Months for Tax Evasion Barcelona and Argentine striker, Lionel Messi and his father have been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud but he will not serve them The Messis were found to have evaded tax on Lionel’s image rights, owing more than €4m in back payments, and the Court of Catalonia has sentenced the pair to just under two years in prison. However, as the sentence is short of two years, and neither Lionel nor Jorge have a criminal record, they won’t be required to serve any jail time. Leo Messi had argued that he wasn’t aware of the tax arrangements set in place by his father and other advisors, but the state attorney, Mario Maza, compared the player to a mafia boss, who has deniability on the illegal goings-on in his name. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related posts: Lionel Messi stars as Argentina tops group UK-based Nigerian jailed for £4.1m fraud, lavishes funds on 4 women, luxury cars I Will Beat Messi To Champions League Record Magnificent Messi breaks Iranians’ heart This ex Lawmaker has been jailed for N1.4billion fraud 2016-07-06 The Light News Share ! tweet
Barcelona and Argentine striker, Lionel Messi and his father have been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud but he will not serve them The Messis were found to have evaded tax on Lionel’s image rights, owing more than €4m in back payments, and the Court of Catalonia has sentenced the pair to just under two years in prison. However, as the sentence is short of two years, and neither Lionel nor Jorge have a criminal record, they won’t be required to serve any jail time. Leo Messi had argued that he wasn’t aware of the tax arrangements set in place by his father and other advisors, but the state attorney, Mario Maza, compared the player to a mafia boss, who has deniability on the illegal goings-on in his name.