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Prosecutors allege that Indy champ Helio Castroneves failed to pay taxes on income from a Brazilian sponsor — posing an additional challenge to his defense team.

The Miami trial of Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves has spotlighted his alleged failure to pay taxes on a $5 million marketing deal with Penske Racing.

But evidence that he may have skirted his tax obligations on far less income from a Brazilian sponsor poses another threat to his career — and his freedom.

Castroneves, a U.S. resident in Miami since 1997, received $530,000 from a Brazilian trading company that sponsored him just before he hit the big time a decade ago as … Details

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