Footballer Lionel Messi And His Dad Sentenced To 21-Months In Jail On Tax Fraud Conviction

Lionel Messi and dad Jorge Messi in court

The Guardian newspaper is reporting that Barcelona football superstar, Lionel Messi and his dad, Jorge Messi, have been sentenced to 21-months in jail on tax fraud charges in Catalonia, Spain. They were given a suspended sentence, which means it is highly unlikely they will have to do actual jail time. Messi has also been assessed a $2,500,000 fine and ordered to pay $6,000,000 in back taxes. Messi's dad has been issued a $2,000,000 fine. Messi pled ignorance stating he did not read what he was signing, regarding the shell companies housing money from his image rights, in offshore locations such as Belize and Uruguay.

Lionel Messi

In February, Messi's fellow Barcelona teammate, Neymar, was also prosecuted for tax fraud in his native Brazil (Brazilian Judge Orders Neymar's Private Jet, Yacht And Sports Cars Seized In Tax Evasion Case). It appears select members of the Barcelona squad were given bad tax advice from the same source.

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Lionel Messi Sentenced To 21-Months In Prison

Barcelona's Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after being found guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a court in the Spanish city said on Wednesday. The court handed the same jail sentence to the Argentine soccer player's father, Jorge, and fined him 1.5 million euros. However, in Spain it is customary that those sentenced to under two years for non-violent crimes do not serve time in jail.

Messi, 29, and his father were accused by the Spanish tax office of defrauding the government of 4.2 million euros ($4.7 million) in tax between 2007 and 2009. The court found that they had used a web of shell companies to evade taxes on income from the player's image rights. Messi, five-times World Player of the Year, said during the trial that he had no knowledge of the dealings and that his father had control over his financial affairs...

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TI and Tiny

Drug dealer turned rapper and reality star, TI, real name Clifford Harris, has just become the latest artist to sign with music streaming service, Tidal, owned by rapper Jay Z and pop singer, Madonna, among others. TI has also signed with Jay Z's floundering record label subsidiary, Roc Nation. The U.S. government, by way of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has just slapped T.I. with a third tax lien, bringing the grand total to $6,200,000. 

Jay-Z

The IRS will now begin the seizure of TI's assets if he does not pay his outstanding tax bill. This means the rapper and his wife, singer and reality star, Tiny, real name Tameka Cottle, could lose their Georgia mansion, luxury cars and bank accounts. Serial adulterer, TI, has made enough money to pay his taxes. He has simply refused, opting to spend the money on luxuries to show off for the cameras on his reality show and social networking. If he continues to play games with the government, they will imprison him for tax fraud and tax evasion.

Rihanna and T.I. had an affair

As stated in the column previously, major record labels are not happy with the struggling music streaming service, Tidal, which has botched and killed the launch of major label releases. Tidal botched the latest album release by singer Rihanna ("Anti"), who had an extramarital affair with the aforementioned TI. Tidal also ruined the release of rapper Kanye West's ("The Life Of Pablo") via a deliberate leak in conduct labeled "costly" as the rapper lost $10,000,000. "The Life Of Pablo" is now a Tidal exclusive that has lost steam and relevance, damaging West's career.

Kanye West

Where industry leader Apple Music is working with record labels, Tidal is being selfish and greedy, in trying to save a failed business, at the expense of artists careers and industry averages in America. The music industry in America is in big trouble, sinking fast with record low sales. It doesn't help that Tidal is demanding loyalty from artists they've given dirty, illegal career favors in the past, in failed attempts at keeping a company going the public simply is not impressed with, in demanding they sacrifice their studio albums (and careers) as exclusives for Tidal. Major labels are furious with the stunt. 

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Stevie J Hiding Assets While Owing The IRS $400,000 And $1,300,000 In Child Support

Love And Hip Hop Atlanta

On the reality show “Love And Hip Hop Atlanta” music producer Stevie J, real name Steven Jordan, pretends to be a wealthy music producer, while his girlfriend, Joseline Hernandez fronts that she is rich as well. In reality, the duo are not rich, as Stevie J spent a lot of his royalties on living in luxury over the past two decades and Hernandez has not made significant sums of money from being a prostitute and stripper, turned aspiring rapper. However, they have made some money, which they are hiding from the IRS and the five mothers of Stevie J’s children (hiding the money in the form of cash and jewelry). 

Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez

The state of New York is after Stevie J for the $1,300,000 he owes he back child support payments to one of the mothers of his children. They are seeking to seize assets. The problem with that is Stevie J and Hernandez have been renting and leasing luxury items, so there is not ownership. As stated above, there is hidden cash and jewelry, which under the circumstances is somewhat difficult to confiscate. If he is forced to disclose his assets in court, he could still take a chance and lie, not revealing the fact he has a lot of cash and jewelry not in banks. 

Mimi Faust, who also stars on "Love And Hip Hop Atlanta" is one of the mothers of Stevie J's children. However, she is not the subject of the New York child support case.

Furthermore, any assets Stevie J transfers to Joseline Hernandez for so called safe keeping, could be difficult to trace back to him without her cooperation. What’s ironic is Stevie J continues to knock women up, having done so again last year and is unwilling to financially care for his children. All you women thinking you’re going to get a big payday getting pregnant for him, you’re going to have a lot of trouble getting the money. Not to mention, your baby is going to be making the rat face he does (LOL).

The IRS Is Reading Pop Culture Websites And Watching Celebrity Interviews For Leads

Suge Knight

The IRS has been clamping down on celebrities who have not been paying their taxes. The IRS reads blogs and websites like TMZ, which often feature items bragging about expensive items celebrities purchased and how it's chump change for them. The IRS is reading said sites looking for items to move on and have successfully done so.

Suge Knight lost his mansion

When the IRS sees you posing online with your Rolex "Oyster Perpetual" watch, they run a check and see you haven't paid your taxes, they will start to "perpetually" put their foot in your butt to get their cash. Yes, the IRS is gangster like that (LOL).

Young Buck

Ironically, music industry figure, Suge Knight, publicly bragged about illegally commandeering Death Row Records' assets he stated (at the time) is worth $1 billion dollars. The interview caught the attention of the U.S. government, IRS included and they came after Knight, in a series of maneuvers that left him bankrupt.

Young Buck posing with cash in the music video "Stunt 101." The IRS was like we want our cut!

G-Unit rapper Young Buck displayed his wealth in the music video "Stunt 101"among other outlets and the IRS went oh really negro. They went after Young Buck, took his house and everything in it (reportedly down to his kid's Nintendo) over a $300,000 tax bill.

Young Buck counting cash in "Stunt 101" vid. The IRS taught him how to "stunt" alright

During the IRS raid on Young Buck's home, they discovered an illegal weapon. As a felon, Young Buck had been barred from owning a weapon. The gun found during the raid cost him 18-months in prison. He has since filed bankruptcy to wipe out debts, such as a loan from fellow G-Unit rapper 50 Cent.

Richard Hatch from "Survivor" posing with check

Going on high profile shows such as "Survivor" winning $1,000,000 then not paying your taxes, will catch the IRS' eye. That was the case with Richard from "Survivor" and they put him in prison. I'm surprised he didn't think the IRS saw the show. It was on national TV for goodness sake.

Draya Michelle, stripper turned reality star, didn't always report her full income (those dollar bills add up as the year moves along)

Then there's Wesley Snipes. The king tax dodger. The tax dodger to end all tax dodgers. Snipes didn't pay the IRS the $15,000,000 he owed them over the course of several tax years and thought they wouldn't notice. He invoked some sovereign law nobody knew about and twisted existing statues to make his case... and the IRS won. He was sentenced to 5-years in prison and served three.

If the government asks how much money you have this should be your reaction:

Just kidding. Don't lie to the government.

Rappers and R&B stars partial to posing with huge stacks of cash and posting the photos online, yea, the IRS is watching you too. Bragging to the public can be quite costly, with a media savvy government watching and waiting for their cut.

Rihanna's Overspending Causing Money Problems

 

Rihanna

Word is singer Rihanna is losing money left, right and center. Her "Diamonds" concert tour is not making the money it was projected to, as select dates were cancelled, people demanded refunds on tour stops where she showed up late and the bad buzz around the jaunt has resulted in lower ticket sales.

Rihanna is spending money on herself, greedy family members living lavishly and her manly house boy house girl, Melissa Forde, who is supposed to be her personal assistant, but is only there to sexually service her (on and off again boyfriend Chris Brown is too busy with model Karrueche Tran).

Rihanna is also losing money due to court cases for copyright infringement and financial fraud. Her record sales have experienced a massive decline with projects not recouping well. She also has a raging cocaine habit and demands high grade weed and booze, all eating into her funds. However, she continues to live lavishly, while funds are going down and the U.S. government is owed money in taxes.

Former Prime Minister Of Italy Silvio Berlusconi Found Guilty Of Sex With Underage Prostitute (Videos)

Silvio Berlusconi, 76, the former Prime Minister of Italy, has been found guilty of having sex with an underage prostitute and sentenced to 7-years in prison on the charge. It is thought Morrocan Karima El Mahroug is one of several (then) underage women Berlusconi paid for sex. His second wife, Veronica Lario, divorced him over his penchant for underage girls.
 

Silvio Berlusconi

The billionaire, who owns the football team A.C. Milan, was also found guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to 4-years in prison. He is now banned from public office for life as a result of these offenses and convictions. Publications have also written of his mafia ties and how it allegedly funded his businesses.

Berlusconi, famous for "bunga bunga" parties at his mansion, which are basically big orgies with dozens of people, deeply offended the prosecutor's office in Italy with his conduct that was caught on wiretaps. Berlusconi's leadership sent Italy into disarray and financial chaos as his cabinet was largely comprised of attractive, breast implant bearing, unqualified women with no background in politics or economics.

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Berlusconi will appeal his convictions in each case but it is being stated it is unlikely he will serve anytime in prison

 

June 24, 201311:29 AM - A court in Milan found former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty Monday in a sex-for-hire case. The court sentenced Berlusconi to seven years in prison and barred him from public office indefinitely.

"Berlusconi, 76, [was] charged with paying an underage Moroccan teen for sex and then trying to cover it up with phone calls to Milan police officials when she was picked up for alleged theft. Berlusconi and the woman deny having had sex with each other...

"Even if he is convicted, there are two more levels of appeal before the sentence would become final. The process can take months." Berlusconi had already been sentenced to four years in prison in a tax fraud case in 2012...

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Lauryn Hill Sentenced To 3-Months House Arrest For Tax Evasion And...

9-Months Supervised Release

Lauryn Hill

Sony Music singer Lauryn Hill, was sentenced to 3-months house arrest and 9 months supervised release for deliberately failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in income. Considering the gravity of the tax crime, that was a relatively light sentence.

Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 5-years in prison for not paying taxes on millions of dollars in income for over a decade. However, he provoked the government telling them lines from his movies such as "always bet on black" in challenging their case against him. When I read he said that I giggled and thought to myself of Wesley, "You’re going to JAILLLLLLL!" What did you tell them that for. However, in other ways his sentence is also just, as he beat ex-girlfriend Halle Berry and made her deaf in one ear, which must have been devastating for her. Snipes was released last month after serving over 3-years on his sentence.

Only fight the government in court when you are in the right, not in the wrong. And tax evasion is being in the wrong, as it is a crime. Hill was honest with the court, admitting what she’d done. She also equated her recording career at Sony to "slavery." At the end of the day, she knew she had to pay her taxes. She needs to be thankful they did not put her in jail and for years.

Has President Obama Gotten His Revenge On Lindsay Lohan

Barack Obama: endorse Romney, will you. I think not freckles!

U.S. head of state, Barack Obama, is known to sic the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) on his enemies in a move that was often used by disgraced former president Richard Nixon. Today it was announced the IRS seized the bank accounts of train wreck actress, Lindsay Lohan. 

Lindsay Lohan: "say what"?

This is curious as Lohan publicly endorsed Mitt Romney prior to the November 2012 presidential election, breaking with liberal, hedonistic Hollywood. Now she has the IRS on her butt, who are moving in on the thieving actress. Lohan owes less than many entertainers, who have been subjected to account seizures, as her outstanding tax bill is $233,904.

Lindsay Lohan being perp walked for punching woman in the face at a New York night club last week (Photo Credit: INF)

It's not that the Judiciary Report is particularly sorry for Lohan regarding her chronic illegal behavior, as she is obligated to pay the IRS, but just thought I'd throw this story out there to stir the doo doo a bit, as she faces two probation violations as well. You're welcome Lindsay.  

Former Prime Minster Of Italy Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Tax Evasion

But His Sentence Has Been Reduced Due To Overcrowding

Silvio Berlusconi

The law has finally caught up with Silvio Berlusconi, the former Prime Minister of Italy. The sexually overactive Berlusconi, was convicted of tax evasion on October 26, 2012, after resigning on November 16, 2011, due to losing his parliamentary majority. It has long been stated Berlusconi accumulated much of his wealth in the Italian entertainment industry, due to his ties to the mafia ($6 billion dollars). It also enabled him to purchase the controlling shares in the football team A.C. Milan.

Berlusconi astonishingly became prime minister and brought in surgically altered young women incapable of running a successful government, yet were appointed to high ranking jobs within his administration, simply for being eye candy. The Italian economy has struggled due to the global economic crisis and the fact Berlusconi's cabinet of young chicks were not equipped to deal with such economic matters.

Karima El-Mahroug was one of Berlusconi's underage prostitute

Berlusconi's time in office was overshadowed by the wild sex parties he threw at his mansion, known crassly as "bunga bunga." The parties were frequently by underage prostitutes and models, much to the anger of his second wife, Veronica Lario, who divorced him.

There exists prosecutorial wiretaps of Berlusconi offering bribes to these young women to keep quiet in the face of a criminal investigation. The government has been successful in nailing Berlusconi on another charge, tax evasion, for which he was sentenced to 4-years in prison. However, due to overcrowding, his sentence has been reduced to 1-year behind bars.

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Lauryn Hill Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion And Faces Potential Prison Sentence

Lauryn Hill before her fall from grace, won many Grammy Awards

R&B singer Lauryn Hill, earned millions of fans and dollars as the front woman for the successful trio the Fugees. However, she is in the dock this week for not paying her income taxes in the United States of America. Hill pled guilty to tax evasion, regarding the time period between 2005-2007, when she earned $1,800,000 and did not pay a dime to the U.S. Treasury in taxes. 

Hill has struggled with mental illness during the past few years, under the tutelage of a guru descried as a charlatan that also led comedian Dave Chapelle astray

She faces a possible prison sentence for this offense. America is bankrupt and the I.R.S. has been clamping down on tax cheats in a bid to boost income to the Treasury. A number of Hollywood stars and the main cult in Hollywood, Kabbalah, have been engaging in tax evasion, scams and financial rip-offs, designed to cheat the government.

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Scandal Involving Crouching Tiger Actress Begs The Question Is Sex Worth $1,000,000 Per Night

Zhang Ziyi

"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" actress, Zhang Ziyi, is involved in a sex scandal that is the subject of a criminal probe in her native China. She stands accused of sleeping with wealthy men for $1,000,000 a go and engaging in tax evasion to hide the proceeds or her sexual affairs.

Ziyi alleged pocketed $30,000,000 from having sex with rich men. She denied the allegations of prostitution, via a statement from her publicist, which read, "It sent stone-cold chills down our spines and has left us with a feeling of deep sadness. Why should this devoted and responsible actress have to suffer this kind of slander and defamation?"

The Judiciary Report has to ask, is sex with anyone really worth $1,000,000. Is this woman's vagina lined with gold. Exactly what happened here. Why so much money for a sexual encounter (and were they allowed to write it off in their taxes - just kidding). 

In all seriousness, selling one's body for money is not right. A number of women have done this in many nations, as a way to obtain money. However, it is not appropriate and in most countries unlawful. Do not sell yourselves. You are worth more than that.

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