Alexis Sanchez sentenced to 16 months in prison for tax evasion
Striker Alexis Sanchez has just been sentenced to 16 months in prison for tax evasion. However, the player will not have to serve any jail time because he agreed to pay back the money.
In yesterday's trial, Alexis Sanchez was sentenced to 16 months in prison for tax evasion of 988,000 euros between 2012 and 2013. However, the new MU player will not have to serve time in prison.
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Under Spanish law, people sentenced to less than 24 months in prison and without a criminal record are given a suspended sentence. Alexis Sanchez himself paid back the money plus a fine to be released on bail.
In recent years, the Spanish government has been very active in investigating individuals and organizations that evade taxes. Many top players who have played and are playing in this country have been convicted of tax evasion.
A typical example is the case of Messi. This player was sentenced to 21 months in prison. Like Sanchez, he agreed to pay the tax evasion money to be released on bail. The same is the case of Mascherano, who was sentenced to 1 year in prison for evading 800,000 euros in taxes.
Real Madrid players Luka Modric, Marcelo and C. Ronaldo have also not escaped the spotlight. Last year, C. Ronaldo was accused of evading 15 million euros in taxes between 2011 and 2014.
After paying the money, Alexis Sanchez can still continue playing for MU. Recently, this player just shined to help his team win 2-0 against Huddersfield.
