Lionel and Jorge Horacio Messi are accused by the Spanish tax officer of defrauding the government of 4.2 million euros ($4.7 million) between 2007 and 2009. Lionel Messi, knowned as the soccer's
five-times world player of the year, arrived at a court in Barcelona charges of tax evasion.
They could face jail terms of up to 22 months if found guilty, although it is customary in Spain that offenders of non-violent crime with a sentence of two tears do not serve time in jail.
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