The James Bond star and his wife bought a beachfront mansion, Casa Malibu, near Puerto Banus, after their wedding in 1975 and spent much of their time on the Costa del Sol where the pair indulged their love of golf in between his film projects. They are said to have entertained some of the top film and sports stars of the time at the whitewashed villa including Richard Burton, Michael Caine, Omar Sharif and George Best.
The home was sold in 1999 for a reported $9 million (£5.5 million) and a developer later used the site to build a four-storey block containing 72 holiday apartments.
Ricardo Puyol, the Malaga magistrate, has now opened an investigation into the sale of the property amid allegations of tax evasion and money-laundering.
The actor and tax exile, who was knighted in 2000, has been ordered along with his wife to appear before the magistrate at Marbella's Court of Instruction during a hearing scheduled later this month"
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