Barcelona's Lionel Messi And Dad Investigated For Tax Fraud In Spain

Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father are being investigated in Spain for allegedly defrauding the state of more than four million Euros. Officials say the 25-year-old Argentina forward and his father, Jorge
Horacio, are suspected of filing fraudulent tax returns for 2007-09.  The World Player of the Year expressed his surprise, denying the allegation. His Barcelona net salary is said to be some 16 million Euros Euros a year, making him one of the world's highest-paid athletes.

If convicted, he may face up to 6 years in jail. Hope the Naija government are learning from this - no scared cows! Wesley Snipes is still behind bars for tax evasion