Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Appeals Court Confirms Jail Term For Berlusconi In Tax Fraud Case

A Milan appeals court confirmed the sentencing of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to 4 years in jail on Wednesday for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his television network Mediaset.





The 76-year-old media magnate was also barred from holding public office for five years, but neither sentence will become definitive unless confirmed in a final appeal.

Berlusconi, who is facing a separate trial on charges of paying for sex with a minor in notorious “bunga bunga” parties, had appealed to reverse the four year sentence handed down in October.

The next hearing of his trial for paying for sex with a minor is scheduled for May 13. 

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