Joseph Santacana and his legal team did not experience this Wednesday, January 17, the best day of your lives. At the stroke of noon, a court in Barcelona made public the sentence that condemns the businessman and his ex-wife, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (52 years) to prison, in addition to pay a large fine.
In this way, Judge María Luísa Maurel certifies that the two convicts decapitalized their assets to avoid paying the six million euros they owed to the Bank of Luxembourg for the loan that the financial institution gave them to pay a fine of 5.2 million for previous tax fraud.
The situation of what was once a marriage it’s very different: the former tennis player accepted this sentence, which frees her from enter prison for not exceeding two years of sentence; while Josep Santacana has a uncertain future which, if nothing prevents it, must go to jail.
[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, condenada a dos años de prisión y Josep Santacana, a tres años y tres meses]
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Josep Santacana.
THE SPANISH has been in contact with legal team of Josep Santacana to find out how he experienced the news and What is the next step you are going to take?. His lawyer, Juan Segarraannounces that, after reviewing the sentence, they will appeal: “The assessment is very negative and we do not agree at all. We are going to appeal until the last instance“.
At the time when the sentence imposed on the businessman of three years and three months in prison, he was in Miami, United States, where he resides. “The time difference and the hasty announcement and with so little time they have complicated everything. It was a hard blow for him and we have been analyzing point by point the sentence to start working,” says Segarra.
The legal team has 10 days to present the appeal in which they will request acquittal, understanding that “there is no proof of charge as a cooperator“In addition, as he explained to this newspaper, they will use as an argument that the only culprit is Arantxa: “The penal code regulates that should be a lesser penaltynot superior as has been given since it is she who has the debt, not him“.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Josep Santacana.
Juan Segarra points directly to the Spanish athlete: “Arantxa has achieved what she wanted and has benefited from her statement“. In addition to the prison sentence that has been imposed on both of them, the couple must face a large joint compensationas civil liability, of more than 6,600,000 euros. “From being a sole and exclusive debt of herbecomes shared, thus getting rid of pay in full“, concludes the lawyer to this newspaper.
In the deposition sessions, the former tennis player constantly stressed that due to her high level career He left his studies aside so he lacked knowledge about the economic management of his assets. Furthermore, she hid behind the fact that she entrusted all of her actions to her husband and that she ignored it. “Arantxa had enough reasons to incriminate her ex-husband and reduce the sentenceas has finally happened,” concludes the lawyer.
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2024-01-18 15:47:00
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