Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Spanish princess charged with tax fraud


A Spanish court has charged Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, with tax fraud and money laundering amid a lengthy corruption case involving her husband.

Judge Jose Castro, an examining magistrate in Palma de Mallorca, announced the decision on Tuesday, saying there was evidence that Cristina had committed crimes.

According to Spanish media, Cristina is scheduled to appear in court on March 8 to answer questions regarding the so-called Caso Noos corruption case, which involves her husband, Inaki Urdagarin.

Cristina’s spouse has been charged with fraud, tax evasion, falsifying documents and embezzling six million euros in public funds as head of the charitable Noos Foundation .... http://www.presstv.ir