The writer Ildefonso Falcones, accused of defrauding 1.56 million … – W Radio

Barcelona (Spain), June 25 (EFE) .- The prosecution has sued against Barcelona selling author Ildefonso Falcones, accused of defrauding $ 1.56 million to the Treasury between 2009 and 2011 to pass on to companies based outside Spain copyright of his works as “The Cathedral of the Sea”.

In a letter, the tax service economic crimes of the Provincial Prosecutor of Barcelona (northeast) Pedro Castro accuses Falcones, his wife and his brother of three offenses against the Treasury to “design and implement” a system that allowed them to defraud the figure.

The prosecution suspects that poured Falcones this framework to hide part of the benefits that reported their work, since between 2009 and 2011 their net income from the exploitation of their works amounted to 4,397,633 euros (4.9 million dollars), although only declared 375,650 euros (420 315).

According to the prosecution, during these three years the income of marriage were made “mostly” on the income from exploitation of the copyright of Ildefonso Falcones.

rights to their works “La Catedral del Mar” -translated into 15 languages ​​and have sold it and seven million copies around the world, “Hand of Fatima” and “The Queen Barefoot” both by the Spanish editions as foreign.

To avoid “payment due” with tax for their income obligations, the prosecution considers that marriage devised and implemented a system that transmitted the copyright of the works Falcones to nonresidents in Spain, in particular, Dominican Republic authorities.

In its statement, the prosecutor detailed that from data publisher Random House in their role as regards publishing firm to works in Castilian and Catalan Falcones and literary agent about a foreign- language translations, the net income from the exploitation of the literary work of the author is much higher than declared.

And calls the judge cited as accused the three defendants and sureties as may be required or, failing that, we are seized goods entirely sufficient to cover the payment of fees amount allegedly defrauded. EFE