Shakira ordered to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain, prosecutors seek 8-year prison term

NY Post

A Spanish judge on Tuesday ordered pop star Shakira to stand trial for allegedly failing to pay $13.9 million in taxes on income that she earned between 2012 and 2014.

Prosecutors will seek an eight-year prison sentence and a stiff fine if they manage to win a conviction of the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, who has denied any wrongdoing.

The 45-year-old performer has insisted that she only lived less than half of the time in Spain during the two-year period. She has rejected a plea agreement with prosecutors that would have spared her a trial.

Her public relations firm has said she has already paid all that she owed and an additional 3 million euros — or $2.8 million — in interest.

The court based in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona said Shakira will face six counts of tax fraud. 

The date for the trial has yet to be set…