Real Madrid Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo could
face charges of tax evasion after allegations from the Spanish tax
agency that he defrauded the authorities of €15 million between 2011 and
2014.
Spanish prosecutors said they have until the end of June to
decide whether to charge the player with fraud, based on evidence from
an investigation by tax officials.
The 32-year old is accused of
defrauding the taxman by hiding funds from his image rights and other
endorsements through offshore accounts in the Virgin Islands.
Prosecutors
said that if they decided to charge him, and if the Portugal captain
was subsequently found guilty by a court, he would face a prison
sentence of at least 15 months. However, it would be unlikely he would
go to jail as a first-time offender.