Spanish prosecutors recommend closing second investigation into Shakira’s taxes

Spanish prosecutors recommended an investigating judge on Wednesday to close the investigation into another suspected tax fraud case involving pop star Shakira. The Colombian singer is under investigation for alleged tax evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) on her 2018 income from an offshore company. She has denied wrongdoing. Prosecutors who initially made the allegations now say there is “insufficient evidence” of a possible tax crime. It is up to the investigating judge to decide whether to continue the investigation and possibly recommend hearing the case or dismissing it. In another case, Shakira reached a deal with prosecutors in November in which she admitted that she had failed to pay 14.5 million euros (about $15.6 million) in taxes to the Spanish government between 2012 and 2014. Dollars).Shakira is currently living in Miami after leaving Spain following her split from former soccer player Gerard Pique.