The actress was accused of tax fraud and money laundering and will have to pay a fine of 250,000 euros.
The recognized French actress Isabelle Adjani was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended, and will have to pay a fine of 250,000 eurosafter being held responsible for the crime of tax fraud and money laundering.
The conviction came after the woman declared a donation of two million euros as a loan, for claiming to live in Portugal in 2016 and 2017when in reality he did not, and for the transfer of 120,000 euros through a US account undeclared.
The Justice highlighted “the seriousness of the events” that allowed the actress to avoid paying 236,000 euros for income tax and 1.2 million euros for property transfer tax. “These facts demonstrate the desire to conceal from the tax administration Isabelle Adjani” and “seriously undermine the equality of citizens” before the treasury, declared the president of the court.
Tax evasion: what Adjani’s defense said
On the contrary, the actress’s lawyer, Olivier Pardo, highlighted that Ajani, who always defended her innocence, “did not ask to be judged better” given her notoriety and they added that “with confidence and determination, will file an appeal“.
Adjani stated that the two million euros were not a giftbut a loan from a friend, the influential Senegalese businessman Mamadou Diagna Ndiayemember of the International Olympic Committee.
The interpreter had requested that the hearing be postponed since she was in USA and suffered “a acute pathology incompatible with the plane“.
Adjani reacted to the conviction with a message that he published on Thursday night on his social media accounts, as Instagram and Facebookin which he paraphrased a well-known phrase by the writer Emile Zola: “My dedication of the day to all those who know everything. The truth is slow, but nothing will stop it“.
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The 68-year-old performer has won five César awards from French cinema for best actress throughout her career and is one of the most recognized stars in the country.
Source: Ambito
