The four-day trial into tax fraud charges against Lionel Messi ended in Barcelona on Friday (3rd June) with prosecutors split as to the player's guilt.<br /><br />Lionel Messi's tax fraud trial concluded on Friday with a public prosecutor calling for the player's acquittal and the government prosecutor renewing his demand for a conviction.<br /><br />However, the legal representative for the tax office said the famous Barcelona footballer knew enough to also be held accountable.<br /><br />Both prosecutors contended that Messi's father, Jorge Horacio Messi, was the main person responsible for defrauding Spain's tax authority of 4.1 million euros (4.5 million US dollars) from 2007-09.<br /><br />The tax office's legal representative called for prison sentences of 22 months each for both Messi and his father, while the public prosecutor requested a sentence of 18 months for the father only.<br /><br />They are not likely to face any jail time even if found guilty, but could be fined and made to forfeit possible future tax benefits.<br /><br />Please like the video and share wherever you can!<br /><br />To make sure you don't miss any of my videos<br />on this and my other channels please :<br /><br />Subscribe to this channel : http://bit.ly/BeanymanSportsSub<br /><br />Follow me on Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/Beanyman62<br /><br />Check out my website : http://www.beanyman62.com<br />With every video I upload here : http://bit.ly/SiteVideos<br /><br />Like me on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/beanyman62<br /><br />Follow me on Google+ : http://google.com/+BeanymanSports<br /><br />Thanks
