Spain.- Samuel Eto’o current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been sentenced to 22 months in prison after accepting before the Spanish authorities that between 2006 and 2009 he did not declare the income of more than 4 million dollars, for which he accepted that he made a fiscal fraudsomething that in Spain is very punishable, so he will have to comply with his sanction after 13 years since the indecent act was committed.
This Monday the former Real Madrid and Barcelona striker was present at the Criminal Court number 11 in Barcelona, Spain where he prepared to declare and accept that during the period of those 3 years the management of the accounts had them his former representative José María Mesalles who would have been the one who failed to declare those more than 4 million dollars so now the Cameroonian will have to serve 2 years in prison.
Samuel Eto’o declared about his situation accepting the facts and making it clear that he will pay what he has to pay but left on the table that during that time he was a child, although by that time he was playing for Barcelona and was 25 years old and it was until the 28 that this situation remained, “I recognize the facts and I will pay, but for the record that I was a child then. I always did what my father asked me to do,” said the now manager.
According to Spanish media, the African’s sentence could be higher, but because he had no criminal record, consideration was given to him and thus he reached 22 months in prison and a fine that he must cover. At the moment it has not been revealed if he will be able to avoid jail with some other fine or if he will have to spend those almost 2 years in police custody. Likewise, the Cameroonian made it clear that he will sue his former representative for alleged crimes of fraud and misappropriation in the management of your assets. It should be noted that this person must also serve the same sanction as Eto’o.
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At the moment things remain that way, the former player must pay a fine and spend 22 months in prison, like his former representative. The next step would be about his work in the Cameroonian Football Federation to which he arrived a few months ago and which he will have to resign in order to continue with his cases. For now, her departure has not been made official, but it is expected that some revelation will be made in the next few hours.
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