<img title="Lionel Messi" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jul/Lionel-Messi-tax.jpg" alt="Lionel Messi" /> Lionel Messi
A Spanish court yesterday said it had replaced with fines the prison sentences handed down for tax fraud to Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi and his father.
Messi and his father had been convicted of hiding image rights royalties in offshore accounts and had been given jail terms of 21 and 15 months respectively.
Following the ruling by Barcelona court, Messi will pay 252,000 euros and his father 180,000 euros in fines.
Under the original sentence, neither Messi nor his father would ever have had to actually serve time behind bars, because in Spain first offenders for non-violent crimes are spared jail time.

A Spanish court yesterday said it had replaced with fines the prison sentences handed down for tax fraud to Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi and his father

Spanish court reduces Lionel Messi sentence for tax fraud to fine

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A Spanish court yesterday said it had replaced with fines the prison sentences handed down for tax fraud to Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi and his father

Spanish court reduces Lionel Messi sentence for tax fraud to fine

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