King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail for tax fraudItalian former prime minister, who also faces accusations of sex with underage prostitute, can appeal twice more against rulingSilvio Berlusconi and his co-defendants were also told to pay damages provisionally set at €10m.guardian.co.uk, Fri 26 Oct 2012 16.24 BSTAn Italian court has sentenced Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company.The former Italian prime minister has the right to appeal against the ruling two more times before the sentence becomes definitive and will not be jailed unless the final appeal is upheld.Prosecutors had asked for a jail sentence of three years and eight months.The court also ordered damages provisionally set at €10m to be paid by Berlusconi and his co-defendants to tax authorities.The ruling comes two days after Berlusconi, 76, confirmed he would not run in next year's elections as the leader of his centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party.A separate trial over accusations that Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage prostitute is currently being heard in Milan. He denies all charges against him.The four-time prime minister and other Mediaset executives stood accused of inflating the price paid for TV rights via offshore companies controlled by Berlusconi, and skimming off part of the money to create illegal slush funds.Angelino Alfano, secretary of the PDL, said the ruling proved once again "judicial persecution" of the media-magnate, while a political rival, Antonio Di Pietro, a former magistrate, hailed the decision, saying: "The truth has been exposed."The court acquitted the Mediaset chairman and long-term Berlusconi friend Fedele Confalonieri, for whom prosecutors had sought a sentence of three years and four months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Azure 1,414 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Highly unlikely he'll do any jail time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_ 893 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 GENERAL FOOTBALL AND SPORTS TALK!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 GENERAL FOOTBALL AND SPORTS TALK!?He has taken a passing interest in AC Milan throughout the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 GENERAL FOOTBALL AND SPORTS TALK!?Well it is in the SS app,so it is kinda sports related Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Highly unlikely he'll do any jail time.Well it say's in the post he can appeal it twice. I think it'll get reduced from 4 years to around 18 months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,347 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Jesus Christ Ricky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Tax fraud = 4 yearsIs this what cw has to look forward to? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
subcrawl 43 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Tax fraud = 4 yearsIs this what cw has to look forward to?Hopefully Murray as well, like his father before him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Shame it isn't David Murray. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Highly unlikely he'll do any jail time.Can that happen after someone is found guilty and given a 4 year sentence? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMac 1,405 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Can that happen after someone is found guilty and given a 4 year sentence?You can't be jailed in Italy if you are over 70. Unless you are a danger to the public. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 You can't be jailed in Italy if you are over 70. Unless you are a danger to the public.He's a danger to woman though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 You can't be jailed in Italy if you are over 70. Unless you are a danger to the public.Interesting mate, cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Tax fraud = 4 yearsIs this what cw has to look forward to?Hope x2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 He's a danger to woman though Just 17yo ones with huge breasts Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnymate1690 682 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 reduced to a year already Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Just 17yo ones with huge breasts Wouldn't we all though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Berlusconi sentence reduced to 12 months26 October 2012AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has had his original four-year jail sentence reduced to 12 months.The 76-year-old was originally handed a four-year jail sentence and a 10-million-euro fine on Friday, for his part in a tax fraud scandal, but the sentence was later cut thanks to the application of a 2006 Amnesty Law aimed at reducing overcrowding in prisons.Berlusconi, along with 10 others, was on trial after it was alleged that the defendants were involved in a scheme to purchase American movies for his company Mediaset through an offshore firm and had failed to properly declare payments so as to avoid taxes.It was also claimed that Berlusconi had re-licensed the films, and pocketed the difference, making the Milan supremo some 250 million euros.The former Italian Prime Minister has been involved in a number of legal procedures to do with his business ventures, but has either been cleared, or the cases have been dropped due to time constraints.Berlusconi, who was not in court on Friday to hear the verdict, served as Prime Minister of Italy between 1994 and 1995, 2001 and 2006, and 2008 and 2011, but recently announced that he would not be running for a fourth term.Mental Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgoalie 637 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 cannot believe that happened in Italy................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 GENERAL FOOTBALL AND SPORTS TALK!?he did watch a game of football inbetween shagging teenage lassies with big knockers though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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