Spanish newspaper reveals that the Spanish Civil Guard was
investigating the illegal transfers of funds from a charity match organized by
the Argentine star.
The Spanish newspaper "El Pais" revealed in its edition
of Sunday that anti-money laundering unit of the Spanish Civil Guard will open
an investigation on the Barcelona star Leo Messi accused of sending money in a
new attempt to evade tax According to the same source.
According to the newspaper "El Pais", the Spanish
Civil Guard is investigating the five transfers of up to about one million
euros posted by the organizers of the two charity matches, which were conducted
during the summer of 2013 between Messi and his friends against the rest of the
world.
These transfers associated with charity games which was
organized by the Argentine star between 2012 and 2013 come to work so that tax
evasion has been sent to the Netherlands Antilles (Eastern Caribbean).
Researchers in this case opened the proceedings for the
alleged crimes of money laundering and tax fraud... and it appears in these
conversions company name "Marin - Messi," where Guillermo Marin is a
personal friend of Messi management and the Argentine asked him to manage the
charity match.
The player and his father Jorge Messi admitted their friendship
with Guillermo Marin and his administration for those games Messi said to the
Civil Guard: "It is an Argentine businessman I know him since 2006 and
organizes matches my foundation."
Messi added in his testimony to the Civil Guard: "I had
not been in contact with Guillermo Marin
... but my father."
Both of Messi and his father had confirmed to the Civil
Guard as witnesses that there was not personal gain in those games... But the Spanish
lawyer of Society's concerts, which organized a charity match in Colombia
presented to the Civil Guard five documents to bank transfers, which shows
where that both Messi and other players present in Colombia have received
funds.
The newspaper added by sources: "This research based on
the statements of witnesses ... it alleges
that Messi has received two of the four million dollars posted by Andrew Barco
(vice president organizes concerts) were sent to Guillermo Marin (a personal
friend of Messi)."
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