:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/FSCOVRT3ZZE2DAZIRHXU7QFBTU.jpg "Gloria Trevi and her husband are investigated for alleged tax evasion")
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Mexican Government is investigating the famous Mexican singer Gloria Trevi and her husband for money laundering and fraud, the institution reported Monday.
In a brief message, the FIU confirmed that there is an investigation against Gloria Trevi and her husband on September 8 for tax fraud and money laundering. Local media reported in the last hours that the FIU, a body belonging to the Ministry of Finance, filed a complaint against Trevi and her husband.
According to the newspaper La Jornada, the complaint was filed with the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) on September 8, considering that the companies that both own and that are based in Texas, United States, are used to evade the payment of taxes in national territory.
According to the newspaper, between May and June, the company Great Tallent LLC changed its director and Gloria Trevi was replaced in the management of the corporate, charge that fell on her husband.
In recent years, through transfers to that company, up to 400 million pesos (one 20 million dollars) have been evaded from the treasury, according to the newspaper El Universal. The complaint filed by the FIU also indicates that the husband leads a money laundering network with several companies and six individuals, including Trevi, 53 years old.
The singer is one of the most musically recognized figures in Mexico and has been in her career for decades despite strong controversies surrounding her career.
In January 2000, the artist, her former representative Sergio Andrade and María Raquenel Portillo, known as “Mary Boquitas”, were arrested in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on charges of kidnapping, rape and corruption of minors.