Marcelo agrees 753,000 euro fine and suspended jail sentence over tax fraud

  /  autty

Real Madrid fullback Marcelo has reached an agreement with Spanish state prosecutors investigating tax fraud where he will pay 753,624.9 euros and has a suspended four month prison sentence.

The fee, agreed after negotiation, is 40% of the amount claimed to be defrauded and stands at 196,367.08 euros while on top of this is the 490,917.7 euro fine for fraud.

Marcelo's case is the latest in a long list of footballers and sportsmen that have been pursued over tax evasion by the authorities.

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