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Friday, 5 June 2020

Diego Costa was jailed over tax fraud


DIEGO COSTA Former Chelsea Striker has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for tax fraud in Spain – but the Atletico Madrid ace will pay 36,000 Euros fine to avoid any jail time.


El Mundo Spanish outlet report the Brazilian forward pleaded guilty to a tax offence amounting to 1.1m Euros.


Diego was accused of defrauding the state of more than £900,000 by not declaring payments of more than 5.15m Euros (£4.63m) after his move to Chelsea in 2014.


The tax agency denounced Him for defrauding the authorities regarding 1m Euros (£890,000) in image rights.


The Spanish treasury added another fiscal crime to Diego before withdrawing and halving the fine.

Diego is said to have asked Atletico to pay the fee, which they refused.However, they did give the striker an advance on his wages, meaning he could pay the fine in full.The fee is said to be around 500,000 Euros (£450,000).


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