- Paris Saint Germain star Angel Di Maria has been sentenced to one-year in prison after admitting to tax fraud
- The former Manchester United man was found guilty of defrauding Spanish government of a whopping sum of £1.14million
- Just like his Argentine teammate Messi, Di Maria, would not spend any time behind bars due to their clean criminal record
Paris Saint Germain star Angel Di Maria has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment after admitting to tax fraud, NAIJ.com reports.
The former Manchester United man was found guilty to have defrauded the Spanish government of a whopping sum of £1.14million while he was still at Real Madrid.
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NAIJ.com understands that the Argentine midfielder admitted to two different counts of fraud - each carry a 6month sentence.
PSG star Angel Di Maria sentenced to one-year in prison.
Just like his national teammate Lionel Messi, Di Maria, would not spend any time behind bars due to their clean criminal record.
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The 29-year-old will have to pay 60% fine added with his arrears which will amount up to £1.76million.
Di Maria’s tax charges was as a result of his image rights with Los Blancos in 2012 and 2013.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that his Argentine teammate Lionel Messi was sentenced to 21 months in prison for the same tax fraud crime.
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