Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Popular Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja goes to jail for money laundering

CP30797724
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, a police officer escorts Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja, center, as she arrives at the court in Marbella, southern Spain. A Spanish court has ordered popular Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja to jail after her appeals against a two-year conviction for money laundering were rejected, giving Pantoja, 58, three days to enter prison as of Wednesday. Pantoja was also fined euro1.2 million (.5 million) following the 2012 trial. Pantoja is a fixture in Spain\'s gossip magazines and TV shows. She was married to the famous bullfighter Francisco "Paquirri" Rivera, who died in the bullring in 1984. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres, File)

MADRID – Popular Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja has begun serving a two-year sentence for money laundering after her court appeals were rejected.

Pantoja, 58, entered the Alcala de Guadaira jail in the southern province of Seville early Friday.

The singer, who was also fined 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) following the 2012 trial, was found guilty of laundering money for Julian Munoz, a former boyfriend and one-time mayor of the resort city of Marbella.

Pantoja is a fixture in Spain’s gossip magazines and TV shows. She was married to the famous bullfighter Francisco “Paquirri” Rivera, who died in the bullring in 1984.

Munoz, who was sentenced to seven years, ran a scheme of providing building permits in Marbella in return for bribes.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles