Football Star Lionel Messi Found Guilty of Tax Fraud Charges

A court in Barcelona, Spain gave the football star, Lionel Messi, and his father Jorge Wednesday suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud and a fine of about $4.1 million.   Because in Spain a sentence of less than two years for first offenses for non-violent crimes is commonly suspended, neither man is likely to go to jail.   The sentence can be appealed through the Spanish Supreme Court, a statement from Barcelona court said.   The Argentina star, who...

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