Former Prime MinisterItaly, Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced by a court inMilansentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion in a case involving his Mediaset media empire.
Former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
Mr. Berlusconi was brought to trial with 10 other defendants.
Prosecution ServiceItalyhas accused Mediaset of inflating the price at which it sold film rights to Berlusconi-owned companies, who then sold them back to Mediaset at a lower price. The whole process resulted in lower revenues for the companies, which in turn paid less tax.
The trial for Mr. Berlusconi's tax evasion was launched in July 2006, but was postponed due to the law that granted Mr. Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while he was Prime Minister.ItalyMr. Berlusconi has always denied the charges against him and said they are politically motivated./.
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