Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes' house raided by cops over tax fraud allegations

Portuguese super-nt Jorge Mendes reportedly had his house raided by law enforcement as part of an ongoing investigation. Along with being an nt for Cristia Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho, Jorge Mendes represents an array of leading names in  footballing world. investigation being carried out at Jorge Mendes' house was related to im rights. reason Cristia Ronaldo's nt Jorge Mendes is facing allegations is due to revelations made by hacker Rui Pinto. 

Cristia Ronaldo nt Jorge Mendes house raided: What's story?

Portuguese police are searching for documents relating to im rights contracts at home of Jorge Mendes. Allegedly, re are also certain players whose ecomic rights weren't fully reported to tax authorities, wherein allegations detailed how costs were inflated in order to evade paying appropriate level of tax.  investigation is being carried out due to suspicion of creating fictitious accounting documents to inflate costs, with complex schemes aimed allegedly at avoiding proper level of tax payments.

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Cristia Ronaldo nt Jorge Mendes house raided: Mendes' properties under scanner

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Public Prosecutor's Office (MP and Tax Authority (AT) in Portugal have swooped in on 'primary targets' in first few sts of ir operation and Cristia Ronaldo nt, Jorge Mendes is an influential representative, making him a strong candidate for police to investigate. re were police cars parked outside properties linked to Jorge Mendes and on Wednesday, offices of Mendes' company in Porto and Lisbon, Gestifute, were raided by police along with two of his residencies in Porto.

Cristia Ronaldo nt Jorge Mendes house raided: Bigger fish to catch

Cristia Ronaldo's nt, Jorge Mendes is t only one involved in investigation as top teams in Primeira Liga including Porto, Braga, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Vitoria Guimaraes are also being looked into. A number of FC Porto players including Iker Casillas, Jackson Martinez, Maxi Pereira and Danilo Pereira are also alleged to have had ir files examined over ongoing investigation.

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Cristia Ronaldo nt Jorge Mendes house raided: Jorge Mendes clients

Aside from being famous Cristia Ronaldo nt, Jorge Mendes clients list consists of top names such as David de Gea, José Mourinho, Diego Costa, James Rodríguez and Joao Felix. Mendes was also a key factor in luring Portuguese midfielder Bru Fernandes to Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in January transfer window. 

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