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In a Spanish tax evasion case, Shakira could face 8 years in prison and a $23 million fine

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According to Reuters, a Spanish prosecutor is seeking 8 years in prison and a $23 million punishment against Shakira for tax cheating.

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The three-time Grammy winner owes $15 million from 2012-2014.

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The singer says she's paid $17.5 million to Spain's tax agency.

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A court concluded in July 2017 that there was enough "proof of criminality" to try the star of NBC's Dancing With Myself.

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Shakira is Columbian, but the prosecutor's office claims she lived in Spain between 2012 and 2014 and acquired a home in Barcelona in May 2012.

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Officials said that home was for the singer, her FC Barcelona player husband, and their 2013-born baby.

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Last month, the couple announced their separation

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According to the superstar's representatives, she is "absolutely certain of her innocence" and sees the prosecution as a "violation of her rights.

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Prosecutors apparently made her a settlement offer, which she reportedly turned down.

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