Benfica is accused of tax fraud and risks up to a three-year ban!

Serious legal entanglements for her Benfica!

The Lisbon club is accused of financial violations and tax frauds which he allegedly committed in transfers that completed the three-year period 2016-2019, while in case he is convicted, the Portuguese Media reports that the Prosecutor’s Office can request a punishment of exclusion from all competitions, for a period of 6 months to 3 years!

“Benfica and its lawyers will analyze in detail the charge communicated to them today which holds Benfica responsible for alleged acts attributed to its former president and a former adviser. At the right time we will position ourselves, but there is no doubt that Benfica will defend itself, without hesitation, against all baseless accusations (and from what has already been analyzed, they are baseless), as well as against anything that affects or may have affected its rights and interests”Benfica responded in a statement.

In the target of the authorities with the same charges is also Vitoria Setúbalwhich at that time was in the first division, but now competes in the second.

The Ministerio Publico pediu a suspensao do Benfica das competicoes desportivas, em caso de condenacao, no seguimento do processo dos emails, noticia a CNN Portugal, que cita o despacho da acusacao.

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