Italy court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud conviction -Wednesday May 08,2013

An appeals court in Italy has upheld the conviction for tax fraud of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The court also reinstated a 4-year prison sentence and 5-year ban from public office he was handed in October

Silvio Berlusconi is now expected to appeal against Wednesday's ruling at Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation.

Note
Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of artificially inflating prices of film distribution rights bought by his company, Mediaset, to avoid taxes

Silvio Berlusconi's Trials

• Accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute: Verdict due
• Convicted and sentenced to a year in jail for arranging leak of police wiretap
• Accused of tax fraud over deals his firm Mediaset made to purchase TV rights to US films: Convicted in October 2012; Sentence upheld by appeals court in May
• Two other corruption cases involving tax evasion and bribery of a British lawyer: Expired under statute of limitations