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Last Updated : Jan 22, 2019 03:37 PM IST | Source: Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo accepts deal in tax fraud case in Spain with fine, suspended sentence

The 33-year-old Juventus forward is unlikely to serve any time in jail as the sentence was expected to be within a two-year threshold that can be served on probation as a first offence under Spanish law.

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accepted a fine and suspended jail term for tax fraud in Spain on January 22, signing a deal to settle a case which will cost him a total of 18.8 million euros ($21.4 million).

The 33-year-old Juventus forward is unlikely to serve any time in jail as the sentence was expected to be within a two-year threshold that can be served on probation as a first offence under Spanish law.

($1 = 0.8803 euros)

 
First Published on Jan 22, 2019 03:19 pm
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