Spanish court dismisses Shakira appeal in tax fraud case

MADRID (AP) — A court in Spain has dismissed Colombian singer Shakira’s appeal in a tax fraud case. The ruling issued Thursday paves the way for a trial after a judge previously concluded there was enough evidence to suggest the pop star may have avoided her fiscal obligations to the state. Spanish prosecutors charged the singer in December 2018 with failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.5 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Shakira denied any wrongdoing when she testified in 2019. At the heart of the legal wrangling is where she lived. Prosecutors allege it was mostly in Spain despite her having an official residence in the Bahamas.