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Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years In Jail
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| Last Edited | RP Oct 26, 2012 09:54am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| News Date | Friday, October 26, 2012 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The former Italian leader is barred from holding political office as he is sentenced to prison for tax fraud.
An Italian court delivered the verdict on Friday against the former Italian leader and 10 others in a six-year-old tax fraud trial. He has also been barred from holding political office for three years.
In Italy, cases must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final. Berlusconi is expected to appeal.
The verdict comes two days after Berlusconi, 76, announced he will not run for premier in upcoming elections.
During the trial prosecutors alleged the defendants were behind a scheme to purchase the rights to broadcast US movies on Berlusconi's private television networks through a series of offshore companies and had falsely declared the payments to avoid taxes. |
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