Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti's girlfriend faces three years in prison over $2.6million tax row
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Davide Sanclimenti's girlfriend Iris Au is facing three years in prison after pleading guilty to a tax charge in a $2.6million tax row.
The Love Island winner, who won the series back in 2022 with his then girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu, went public with his new flame in January.
However it has now been revealed she is agreeing to plead guilty to a federal criminal tax charge, and will face jail time as a result.
Iris, 35, is the former girlfriend of cryptocurrency fraudster Iza, who dubbed himself 'The Godfather', failed to report ill-gotten gains she obtained via her then boyfriend’s criminal activities.
A statement reveals that she has agreed to plead guilty to the tax charge and agreed to pay a federal criminal tax charge for failing to report $2.6 million (£2,004,886) in income.
A report from the United States Attorney's Office explained Au has agreed to plead guilty to the felony charge and is expected to make her initial appearance in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles in the coming days.
Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti's girlfriend faces three years in prison over a $2.6million tax row
Iris, 35, is the former girlfriend of cryptocurrency fraudster Iza, who dubbed himself 'The Godfather', was charged after failing to report ill-gotten gains she obtained via her then boyfriend’s criminal activities
According to Au's plea agreement, from 2020 to 2024, Iza committed a series of crimes, including fraudulently obtaining access to advertising accounts and lines of credit provided by Facebook Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. and selling access to those accounts. Iza obtained millions of dollars of unreported income as a result of these schemes.
Separately, Iza engaged active Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputies to provide private security for him and caused the deputies, among other things, to obtain court-authorized search warrants and confidential law enforcement information targeting people with whom Iza had financial and personal disputes.
At Iza's direction, Au created shell corporations and opened bank accounts in the names of those entities.
She then used the illicit funds placed into those accounts to pay approximately $1 million to the deputies, mostly in cash, purchase or lease luxury real estate, cars, jewelry, and clothing, pay for recreational activity for Iza and herself valued at nearly $10 million, and acquire approximately $16 million in cryptocurrency for Iza.
Au admitted in her plea agreement that she transferred more than $2.6 million from these various accounts to her personal bank accounts during the period 2020 through 2023, income that she willfully failed to report to the IRS on her federal tax returns.
After pleading guilty, Au will face up to three years in federal prison.
Au admitted in her plea agreement that she transferred more than $2.6 million from these various accounts to her personal bank accounts during the period 2020 through 2023
The Love Island winner, who won the series back in 2022 with his then girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu (pictured November 2023), went public with his new flame in January
On January 30, Iza appeared before a federal judge and pleaded guilty to conspiracy against rights, wire fraud, and tax evasion.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 16, at which time he will face up to 35 years in federal prison. Iza has been in federal custody since September 2024.
IRS Criminal Investigation and the FBI are investigating this matter.
MailOnline have contacted Davide's representatives for comment.
