Former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario breaks down in fraud trial, claiming she trusted husband to take care of assets

Former World No.1, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario began her Barcelona fraud trial in tears saying she trusted her ex-husband to manage her assets.

According to the prosecutor, the 51-year-old was charged with embezzlement with her ex-husband Josep Santacana after they allegedly defrauded the Banque de Luxembourg.

Accused of hiding assets to avoid a debt of $8.14m, this has been going on since 2009. However, he admitted that he did not know of any illegal activity that gave Santacana a trust.

He stresses that being a tennis player means he doesn’t have deep knowledge of property management. They separated in 2019, but could soon serve a four-year sentence if found guilty and be liable to pay back millions of euros in damages.

“I did what he told me to do, because I’m a tennis player, I don’t know properties or companies or anything. I trust my husband,” said Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the court of Barcelona.

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