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Ana Duato’s tax fraud acquittal overturned

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 725 words · By Escarlata Sánchez
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What to know about Ana Duato’s tax fraud acquittal overturned

The actress was acquitted in the ‘Nummaria’ case, but the tax authorities appealed the ruling.

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What happened

The actress was acquitted in the ‘Nummaria’ case, but the tax authorities appealed the ruling.

Why it matters

Her husband, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, will also have to be retried.

Common ground

The Appeals Chamber of Spain's National Court has overturned the acquittal of actress Ana Duato and her husband, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, in the 'Nummaria' case, linked to an alleged tax fraud.

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Claim 1: “The Appeals Chamber has also cut by two years the sentence imposed on tax adviser and head of the Nummaria firm, Fernando Peña. As a result, his prison term has been reduced from 80 to 78 years”
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The reduction of Fernando Peña's sentence from 80 to 78 years is mentioned in one specific news report. Other sources mention the 80-year sentence but not the specific 2-year reduction by the Appeals Chamber.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. They hear appeals in cases from the U.S. district courts and from certain federal administrativ…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas was formally opened on September 4, 1893. There was a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices until 1978 (85 years) when three additiona…
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web search NEUTRAL — Appeals are decided by panels of three judges working together. The appellant presents legal arguments to the panel, in writing, in a document called a "brief." In the brief, the appellant tries to pe…
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Claim 2: “she channelled income through a front company, thereby reducing the amount of income tax she paid.”
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One source mentions that the actress only paid tax on 40% of income and that income was channeled, implying a front company, but this is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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Claim 3: “Fernando Peña's aim was to make his clients' financial dealings opaque with the purpose of defrauding the public revenue, by avoiding payment of taxes such as VAT, corporation tax and personal income tax.”
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Claim 4: “The actor Imanol Arias was also sentenced to two years and two months in prison in July 2025”
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Two independent sources confirm that Imanol Arias was sentenced to two years and two months in prison in July 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The actor Imanol Arias was also sentenced to two years and two months in prison in July 2025, a sentence he accepted after reaching an agreement ...
https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/national-court-overturns-ana…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 10, 2025 ... Actor Imanol Arias , who also took part in the proceedings, has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison after admitting to five tax ...
https://spanishtaxpickpockets.com/2025/07/10/el-independient…
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Claim 5: “the network used complex corporate structures both in Spain and abroad to reduce or evade the tax bills of numerous clients, among them high-profile figures from the entertainment world such as Ana Duato and Imanol Arias.”
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Euronews and El Cierre Digital report that the network used complex corporate structures in Spain and abroad to evade taxes for high-profile clients, specifically naming Ana Duato and Imanol Arias.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the facts established at trial, the network used complex corporate structures both in Spain and abroad to reduce or evade the tax bills of numerous clients, among them high-profile figure…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ana Duato and Imanol Arias | El Cierre Digital. During the investigation, the judge pointed out that for the control of this structure, Fernando Peña was assisted by his son Pedro Ángel Peña Bello .
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web search NEUTRAL — The following is a translation of an article published in El Independiente. The National Court’s ruling acquitting actress Ana Duato in the so-called “Nummaria case” has rekindled criticism of the Tax…
https://spanishtaxpickpockets.com/2025/07/10/el-independient…
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Claim 6: “The Criminal Division of the National Court had acquitted the actress on the grounds that, as a professional with no tax training, she could reasonably have believed she was acting lawfully”
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Claim 7: “The National Court had acquitted actress Ana Duato of tax offences; however, it sentenced the tax and accounting adviser to 80 years in prison, Fernando Peña, owner of the Nummaria firm.”
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Multiple sources confirm the National Court initially acquitted Ana Duato while sentencing Fernando Peña to 80 years in prison.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabriel Alejandro Guevara Mourreau (born 6 February 2001) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing Nick Leister in the film My Fault, the most watched non-English language film on Prime Video …
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Claim 8: “The investigation uncovered an alleged tax-evasion network built around the Spanish law firm Nummaria, headed by Fernando Peña, whose clients included the actress Ana Duato.”
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Multiple sources, including Euronews and other reports, confirm the investigation into a tax-evasion network centered around Fernando Peña's law firm Nummaria, with Ana Duato as a client.
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web search NEUTRAL — The investigation uncovered an alleged tax-evasion network built around the Spanish law firm Nummaria, headed by Fernando Peña, whose clients included the actress Ana Duato.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is important to note that not only Arias is involved in this case, but also the actress Ana Duato and thirty other people, all accused of evading taxes through the Nummaria law firm. This firm is a…
https://bilbaohiria.com/en/present/Imanol-Arias-admits-tax-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Court’s ruling acquitting actress Ana Duato in the so-called “Nummaria case” has rekindled criticism of the Tax Agency by the law firm Amsterdam & Partners .
https://spanishtaxpickpockets.com/2025/07/10/el-independient…
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Claim 9: “The Appeals Chamber of Spain's National Court has overturned the acquittal of actress Ana Duato and her husband, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, in the 'Nummaria' case”
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Two independent web sources (Euronews and another news report) confirm that the Appeals Chamber of Spain's National Court overturned the acquittal of Ana Duato and Miguel Ángel Bernardeau in the 'Nummaria' case.
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Claim 10: “He also paid back 2,225,973 euros to the Spanish tax authorities.”
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The specific figure of 2,225,973 euros paid back by Imanol Arias is mentioned in one news report; no other independent source confirms the exact amount.
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web search NEUTRAL — Manuel María Arias Domínguez, better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor.Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque Country of northern Spain.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · He also paid back 2,225,973 euros to the Spanish tax authorities. The Appeals Chamber has also cut by two years the sentence imposed on tax ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Imanol Arias was sentenced to two years and two months in prison · The actress only paid tax on 40% of the income received · Income channelled ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/natio…
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Claim 11: “The decision quashes the judgment handed down in July 2025 and orders a retrial.”
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Multiple sources confirm the decision quashes the July 2025 judgment and orders a retrial for both Ana Duato and Miguel Ángel Bernardeau.
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Claim 12: “the income was received through a company created by the defendant himself [Miguel Ángel Bernardeau].”
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Claim 13: “Ana Duato took part in setting up companies, in particular the front company GAUMUKH AEIE”
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Claim 14: “out of 2,240,000 euros over three years, she declared only 896,000 euros”
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Claim 15: “the Appeals Chamber has likewise ordered a retrial, although only in relation to his role as a necessary accomplice in the offences for which Ana Duato and her husband, Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, were charged.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific nature of the retrial for Fernando Peña as a 'necessary accomplice'.
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