Thailand court sentences Indian financier to jail for embezzlement
A court in Thailand sentenced former Indian financier Rakesh Saxena to 10 years in prison on Friday for embezzling tens of millions of dollars from a bank in Thailand during the 1990s. The Bangkok South Criminal Court, found Saxena...
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...
Prosecutors ask Roman court to try Italy ex-PM Berlusconi for tax evasion
La Procura di Roma, the public prosecutors of Rome, has asked the Tribunale Ordinario di Roma to put former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his son on trial for...
Italy PM Berlusconi loses motion to move trial to a special court
A Milan criminal court on Monday denied a motion filed by Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to move his prostitution trial to the Tribunal of Ministers , a special court set...
Italy lower house approves bill effectively cutting Berlusconi bribery trial short
The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved legislation by a vote of 314-296 Wednesday to shorten the statute of limitations for criminal trials of defendants who do not have prior convictions. The...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a hearing in Milan on Monday to defend himself against charges of tax fraud. After just two-and-a-half hours, Berlusconi left the trial saying the...
Italy PM Berlusconi pledges judicial reform while awaiting trial
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged Saturday to reform the country's judicial system, days after it was announced that he will stand trial for charges of underage prostitution . Calling himself...
Italy PM Berlusconi to stand trial on abuse of power, underage prostitution charges
An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered billionaire media mogul and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on charges of paying for sex with a minor and abuse of power. Berlusconi allegedly paid...
Italian prosecutors on Friday launched a tax inquiry against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax declarations he made in 2003 and 2004 relating to the commercial broadcast company Mediaset , which...
Italy cabinet minister resigns after bid to invoke immunity law
Newly appointed Italian cabinet minister Aldo Brancher resigned Monday amidst controversy over an embezzlement indictment. Brancher, appointed on June 18 after being nominated by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, unsuccessfully attempted to...
