Montserrat Caballé at the age of 82 and found guilty of tax evasion.
Tax evasionIn 2015, Caballé was under prosecution over allegations of tax evasion or fraud. She admitted that despite living in Spain in 2010, she had registered in Andorra in order to avoid paying tax in Spain. In December 2015, the Spanish court found her guilty of fraud and handed her six month suspended sentence, as well as ordered her to pay a fine of €254,231 ($280,000) and banned her from receiving any public subsidies for a period of 18 months.