Tax fraud prosecutors call for Eto'o to serve 10 year prison term

While Samuel Eto'o was a Barcelona player, four year's worth of image rights earnings were diverted offshore in an attempt to dodge tax, according to prosecutors in a case engulfing the Cameroonian.
With 3.8 million euros worth of payments missed between 2006 and 2009, prosecutors are demanding that Eto'o pay back the money to the Spanish treasury as well as a fine, an amount exceeding
18m euros, and serve a 10 year and six month prison sentence.
The money was earned by the striker by the sale of his image rights to Puma and Barcelona, and allegedly should have been taxed as income, with the case surrounding Eto'o's claimed failure to declare the earnings.
Also on trial are the player's agent, Jose Maria Mesalles, and Manuel de Jesus Lastre, who administered the alleged payments to Hungarian company KFT, where Eto'o is said to have hidden the cash.
Prosecutors are calling for Mesalles to serve the same jail time as the forward, 36, whereas Jesus Lastre's demanded term amounts to five years and eight months with a 2.25m euro fine.
Furthermore, they are also asking for Eto'o to be disqualified from using public aid funds as well as potential social security payments entitled to some defendants.