Former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho handed seven-month prison sentence for tax fraud
Former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has been given a prison
sentence for tax fraud in Spain.
Carvalho has been found guilty of hiding over €500,000 in tax income from
image rights during his time with Real Madrid.
He returned the amount but has been sentenced to seven months in prison and
fined €142,882 (£128,222).
Carvalho's guilty plea saw his sentence reduced from 12 months.
Spanish law states any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime does
not require a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time.
He follows a long line of players to have been found
guilty of tax fraud in Spain.
Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have fallen foul of the law in recent
years with the latter attending a court hearing in July over claims he avoided
€14.7m.
Carvalho, who is now in China with Shanghai SIPG, spent six seasons with
Chelsea, winning three Premier League titles.
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