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Taxmen after “Crocodile Dundee” assets in Chile

Australian actor Paul Hogan famous for this role as Crocodile Dundee is under investigation by tax authorities, who suspect he slipped undeclared assets to Chile, reports The Australian.

The investigation apparently begun a year ago and officials want to confirm if Hogan, 66, eluded paying taxes on 30 million US dollars from film royalties through a complex network of overseas funds and societies in Chile and Dutch Antilles, and managed from Switzerland.

Hogan's partner who produced the "Dundee" series is also under investigation.

The three films on Crocodile Dundee collected over 300 million US dollars globally and are considered the most successful films ever produced in Australia.

Recently Hogan sold some properties in Australia and moved to United States with his US wife Linda Kolowski whom he met and married during the shooting of the Dundee films.