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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 09:39 AM
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Mills guilty of accepting bribe - from Berlusconi
Source: BBC News

An Italian court has found British tax lawyer David Mills guilty of accepting a bribe of about £400,000 and sentenced him to four-and-a-half years in prison.

The prosecution claims the bribe was paid by the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.

He denies that claim, and was removed from the case after passing a law making himself immune from prosecution.

Mr Mills, the estranged husband of UK minister Tessa Jowell, is expected to appeal against the verdict.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7894766.stm
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 09:44 AM
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1. K&R to expose Berlusconi for the criminal that he is
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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:08 AM
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2. Now let's see his conniving alibi wife Tessa Jowls in the dock.
What a fetid pair.
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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:28 AM
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3. David Mills sentenced to four years in Italy for corruption
"I am hopeful that the verdict and sentence will be set aside on appeal and am told that I will have excellent grounds, and have every faith in my excellent lawyer, Federico Cecconi.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/4680613/David-Mills-sentenced-to-four-years-in-Italy-for-corruption.html
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 12:14 PM
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4. And why isn't Berlusconi being sentenced for *giving* that bribe?
Oh, yes, 'parliamentary immunity'. And owning most of the media in Italy can't hurt. Horrible man.
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