Valentino Rossi belongs in the list of the top motorcycle riders in history. In fact, if he’s not on top of that list, he’s close to it. But there’s another list out there that was recently released that Rossi definitely doesn’t want to be a part of. According to French newspaper Le Monde, Rossi’s name appears on the “Falciani List”, a list of suspected tax evaders of British bank HSBC.
Rossi’s lawyer, Claudio Sanchironi, admitted that Rossi was embroiled in a number of issues in the past, most notably the one involving his residence in London. But Sanchironi stressed that Rossi had already settled these this issue back in 2008 with all charges being dropped against the Italian legend. The rider’s father, Graziano Rossi, confirmed Sanchironi’s comments, telling Italian paper Insella that his son paid a fine worth €30 million to wipe away his bad credit.
If what Sanchironi and Graziano are saying are true, then Rossi shouldn’t be worried about his inclusion into the “Falciani List”. Then again, it still doesn’t paint a pretty picture of a man who has an impeccable reputation like Rossi. Hopefully, this gets sorted out before it becomes a bigger distraction for the Italian rider as he prepares for the upcoming MotoGP season.
That’s probably the last thing he wants to answer at this point in time.
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Valentino Rossi Named in Tax Evasion List originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:00 EST.
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