Shakira Agrees to Seven-Figure Fine, Escapes Imprisonment in Barcelona Fraud Trial.

 

Colombian pop icon Shakira has agreed to a seven-figure fine, avoiding imprisonment and concluding a Barcelona fraud trial before it started. Read full article 

With a net worth of £240 million, she'll pay £6.4 million for six tax fraud offenses, less than sought by prosecutors.

 Having repaid the disputed tax (nearly £15 million with interest), she faces an additional £378,000 fine to evade prison. 

Shakira arrived for trial but swiftly settled, asserting innocence while criticizing Spanish authorities for draining the energy and time of high-profile figures like herself in similar cases.