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Italy prosecutors accuse Berlusconi of bribing senator
May 9, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
Italian prosecutors on Thursday called for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to face another trial on charges of bribing a senator. The prosecutors accuse Berlusconi of having paid former senator Sergio De Gregorio ?3 million following the parliamentary election in 2006 to defect from th....... [more]
Italy appeals court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud conviction
May 8, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A Milan appeals court on Wednesday upheld the tax fraud conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, affirming his four-year sentence. He was convicted in October on charges that his media empire Mediaset purchased television rights for US movies through offshore companies and.... [more]
Italy high court confirmed Prodi as winner in disputed election [this day at law]
April 19, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 19, 2006, the Italian Court of Cassation confirmed Romano Prodi as the winner over incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the country's disputed general election. The judges had to examine over 43,000 provisional ballots before certifying that Prodi, of the center-left coalition,.... [more]
Berlusconi sentenced to one year in prison for releasing private wiretaps
March 7, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
A Milan court on Wednesday sentenced former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to one year in prison for publicly releasing private wiretaps in 2005. In particular, Berlusconi's sentence stems from his conviction of publishing the transcript of a tapped phone conversation in Il Giornale, a.... [more]
Milan court sets Berlusconi sex trial verdict for after February elections
January 21, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
A Milan court on Monday set a timetable for hearings in the underage sex trial of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, setting the last session of the trial for early March, two weeks after the February 24?25 national elections. One of many proceedings against Berlusconi, the in t....... [more]
Italy court rejects Berlusconi's request to suspend trial until after election
January 18, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
Judges for the Second Court of Appeals of Milan on Friday rejected a request by the lawyers of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berulsconi to suspend his appellate proceedings until after Italy's general elections in late February. Berlusconi was found guilty and sentenced in October on.... [more]
Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud
October 26, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty of tax fraud on Friday and sentenced to four years in prison on charges that his media empire Mediaset purchased television rights for US movies through offshore companies and falsely declared the costs on its taxes. The prosecutors.... [more]
Italy judge dismisses fraud charge against Berlusconi
June 28, 2012 by Saheli Chakrabarty
A judge in Rome, Italy, dropped a fraud charge against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday after finding that the statute of limitations had expired. Last week Italian prosecutors had asked to sentence Berlusconi to three years and eight months in prison on the fraud charges..... [more]
Italy prosecutors seek prison sentence for Berlusconi
June 18, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Italian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to three years and eight months in prison on fraud charges. Berlusconi, who resigned as prime minister in November, has been accused of embezzlement relating to his commercial broadcast company,.... [more]
Italy high court upholds ruling clearing Berlusconi
May 21, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Italian Court of Cassation, the country's highest appeals court, on Friday upheld a ruling clearing former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of fraud and embezzlement charges relating to his commercial broadcast company, Mediaset. Prosecutors in Milan had appealed after a judge ruled in.... [more]
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