Javier Mascherano has released a statement after he was found guilty of tax fraud and sentenced to a year in prison and fined €815,000 (£625,000) for two tax offences
Mascherano published an open letter after the verdict in which he insisted he was an ‘honest and responsible person’.
He wrote: ‘I am a professional athlete, I have no great knowledge of tax and legal issues. Therefore, I’m helped by people that handles these issues, which for me are complex.
“Throughout my career I was an honest and responsible person, respecting my colleagues, the clubs I represent and the countries in which I lived.
“This situation I’m going through is another experience, from which I will come out stronger, and very calm as I am once again within the law.
‘I reserve the possibility of action against those who advised me badly by recommending me something which was not right.’
Mascherano is not the only Barcelona star who is having financial problems, with Messi set for a court appearance in May after he and his father were also charged with tax fraud through image rights arrangements.
Source: Daily Mail
I am Honest And Responsible - Mascherano On Tax Fraud
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