Prosecutor Seeks 8 Year Prison Sentence for Shakira in Tax Fraud Case

There is a shocking update in Shakira‘s ongoing legal battle in Spain.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for the 45-year-old “Whenever, Wherever” singer over a $14.5 million tax fraud case, via Reuters.

The singer just rejected a plea deal from the prosecutor’s office to close the case.

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The case was first reported on in December 2018, when Spanish prosecutors charged her with failure to pay taxes on her 2012 to 2014 income. The singer denied any wrongdoing during her testimony in June 2019.

It was reported back in May that she had been denied an appeal in the case, upholding a ruling in which a judge said there was “sufficient evidence of criminality” for the case to go to trial.

While she contends she did not live in Spain during that time, the prosecutor’s document alleges that Shakira was a resident in Spain between 2012 and 2014, and in May of 2012, she bought a house in Barcelona which became a family home for herself, her partner and their son born in Spain in 2013.

The document asks for an eight year sentencing, and a fine of more than 23 million euros ($23.5 million) if found guilty. A trial date has not yet been set.

Shakira‘s representatives said she “is fully confident of her innocence” and that she considers the case “a total violation of her rights.”

Find out more about the plea deal she rejected.