KQED BBC World News America October 26, 2012
Today he was sentenced to prison for tax fraud, a fouryear sentence which was reduced to one year. A further moment of shame for a man whose premiership came to be dominated by scandal. The judge said there had been a significant amount of tax evasion and that mr. Berlusconi showed a natural capacity for crime. He was banned from Holding Public office for five years. A small crowd toasted the further disgrace of the 76yearold billionaire who for so long dominated italian public life. Silvio berlusconi phoned one of his tv stations and called the verdict a political conviction that was incredib...