Judge Refuses To Drop Lionel Messi Tax Fraud Charges
The judge rebutted the counter demand that Messi be excluded from the case against him and his father that says they withheld 4 million euros ($5.3 million) in unpaid taxes from 2007-09. “In this type of crime, it is not necessary for someone to have complete knowledge of all the accounting and business operations nor the exact quantity, rather it is sufficient to be aware of the designs to commit fraud and consent to them,” the judge said in a statement....