Sports Illustrated Cover Model And Husband Accused Of Tax Evasion In Their Native Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNS) - Argentine top model Valeria Mazza and her husband Alejandro Gravier are under investigation for alleged tax evasion.

The couple apparently cheated the South American country out of $2 million of taxes, according to the Buenos Aires press.

The nation's Revenue Service, AFIP, claims in the case presented in court that the pair "has elaborated a sophisticated accounting system by which traveling round the world, silver cutlery, payments for a Jaguar and a Discovery Land Rover, holidays at ski resorts were computed as tax deductible for commercial purposes."

AFIP also claims that Mazza and Gravier hid part of their income from overseas, specifically in Italy, and reported "in excess" of some of the tax holdbacks in countries where she worked.

Mazza has appeared on high profile campaigns, including on the covers of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Vogue, Elle, and Glamour. The couple married in 1998 and have three sons and a daughter together.