Berlusconi jailed for four years

IvySlayer

Haha

Should be longer considering his extremely dodgy history! And out of all things he supposedly has done, his links to the mafia, corruption, bankrupting Italy, bribery, electon fraud, prostitutes, sex with minors he gets jailed for tax fraud!!

BASHIR

He'll know all about bunga bunga parties now.

Andy-Pandy

He's some pizza work.

GLaDOS

...Link?

Big Nasty

Was he fvck!?!:eek:

BASHIR

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1026/silvio-berlusconi-italy-court.html

kaki

Yeah, until the inevitable appeal where he'll be acquitted... again.

Daroxtar

So some of the prostitutes he slept with will be over the legal age of consent when he gets out....

IvySlayer

ScienceNerd wrote: »

...Link?

It's only breaking now http://news.sky.com/story/1003189/berlusconi-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail

Stheno

IvySlayer wrote: »

Haha

Should be longer considering his extremely dodgy history! And out of all things he supposedly, his link to mafia, corruption, bankrupting Italy, bribery, electon fraud, prostistutes, sex with minros he gets jailed for tax fraud!!

Isn't that the same as the US and Al Capone?

Rascasse

Just said on the news that it will take another 3 years in appeals at least.

I love the way there is a Wikipedia page devoted to his legal issues alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_and_allegations_involving_Silvio_Berlusconi

BASHIR

"He has also been barred from holding political office for three years" So he can be in office while in jail ha ha, Those crazy Italians!

Bench Press

Rascasse wrote: »

Just said on the news that it will take another 3 years in appeals at least.

I love the way there is a Wikipedia page devoted to his legal issues alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_and_allegations_involving_Silvio_Berlusconi

lol, some character

SEPT 23 1989

That's a spicy meatball-a

Ellis Dee

With at least two levels of appeal to go through in Italy's glacial judicial system and given that the aul hoor is 76, the likelihood that he will ever see the inside of a prison is extremely remote.:rolleyes:

Herb Powell

And the seismologists get 6 years.

DoesNotCompute

IvySlayer wrote: »

Haha

Should be longer considering his extremely dodgy history! And out of all things he supposedly has done, his links to the mafia, corruption, bankrupting Italy, bribery, electon fraud, prostitutes, sex with minors he gets jailed for tax fraud!!

A modern day Al Capone, if you will.

cherryghost

Herb Powell wrote: »

And the seismologists get 6 years.

Aye was just about to post that.

Where is the consistency!?

King Of Wishful Thinking

In fairness, I hope his appeal is successful as can you imagine being locked up in a small cell after living his exuberant and lavish lifestyle, would be torture - how would he even begin to pasta time away.

LivelineDipso

He canoli blame himself.

iDave

I’ve no idea what a bunga bunga party is but I really want to go to one

Fizman

When the seagulls follow the trawlers.

eth0

A legend of a man. Roiding the tits offa young'uns till the very end, wouldn't blame him at all.

Birneybau

Spa, bet-he's not happy.

Things canoli get better.

Seaneh

He won't see jail, atleast not in the next ten years, appeals in italy can take forever.

He will pay the fine (10million, nothing to him) and the sentence will be suspended.

folan

iDave wrote: »

I’ve no idea what a bunga bunga party is but I really want to go to one

you'll have to wait 4 years for the good ones to start again

I_smell_fear

Am I missing something? Or is OP saying that a common pizza topping has been sent to jail?

Seaneh

IvySlayer wrote: »

sex with minors

Not actually illegal though, unless they are under the age of consent.

I mean, I can sleep with a 17 year old if I wanted to, would be weird but not illegal.

Pride Fighter

Hopefully this is a signal that Irish political crooks can follow suit.

Bertie, Lowry

I'm looking at you.

damagegt

Andy-Pandy wrote: »

He's some pizza work.

Funniest thing I ever read on boards.

Aidric

Seaneh wrote: »

Not actually illegal though, unless they are under the age of consent.

I mean, I can sleep with a 17 year old if I wanted to, would be weird but not illegal.

Why would it be weird?

markesmith

Seaneh wrote: »

I mean, I can sleep with a 17 year old if I wanted to, would be weird but not illegal.

Sexy weird.

Madam_X

eth0 wrote: »

A legend of a man. Roiding the tits offa young'uns till the very end, wouldn't blame him at all.

Not so much a legend. More of a bellend.

meoklmrk91

The picture of him in page RTE piece is amazing, he looks like a bond villain!:pac:

Madam_X

Aidric wrote: »

Why would it be weird?

Well, unusual.

Love how guys trying to look blokey always use his "legendary" shagging of much younger women habits to exonerate him from anything at all. "Ah in fairness, he was connected to mafia murderers", "But shur the man was riding loads of young ones, he's a legend." :pac:

Swampy

Saw in the news that there is some overcrowding law so the sentence will be commuted to one year. Due to his age, there is no way he will go to prison.

What is a complete joke is that he gets a 3 year ban from politics!!

snubbleste

Bunga bunga..

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been found guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.
The 76-year-old was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office by a judge in Milan. http://news.sky.com/story/1107593/silvio-berlusconi-found-guilty-in-sex-trial

He'll appeal it and get off I wager

Mint Sauce

fta93 wrote: »

Wasn't he only sentenced for years for tax fraud only recently too?

Thats what this thread was originally about.

charlemont

At least in Italy he ends up in court. Whereas here in PaddyLand his sentence would be Sweet Feck All..

Sunnyisland

We need some Italian justice here :-) for many of our previous leaders...

I am pie

Net result is the same....no jail time for him. I note there is no talk of him losing his media empire, football teams etc.

Carry on as normal.

Carry on Silvio.

charlemont

Just seen on Sky, Guilty 7 yrs ...We can just edit the footage to superimpose Brian Cowen instead of SB and that will be as close as we get to see punishment for any of our politicians..

steddyeddy

Stheno wrote: »

Isn't that the same as the US and Al Capone?

Yep. If you want to get rid of people you do it this way. It would work a treat in this country.

who_me

Good to see a president who won't pasta buck.

mitosis

snubbleste wrote: »

Bunga bunga..


He'll appeal it and get off I wager

Sounds like he's already got off, fnaaar fnaarrrr :pac:

Fizman

A real life Tony Soprano.

Capt'n Midnight

He's more likely to die of natural causes by the time the appeals process is over than go to jail.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23034167

But Mr Berlusconi will not have to spend any time in jail unless the lengthy appeals process is exhausted.
...
Even then he may escape prison because of lenient sentencing rules for people over the age of 70.
...
Despite Mr Berlusconi's statements of loyalty to Mr Letta, many analysts believe he could withdraw his support if he decides the government is not giving him enough protection.

pragmatic1

Madam_X wrote: »

Not so much a legend. More of a bellend.

Or a dirty auld man that wouldn't get any if he wasn't worth so much money.

IM0

IvySlayer wrote: »

Haha

Should be longer considering his extremely dodgy history! And out of all things he supposedly has done, his links to the mafia, corruption, bankrupting Italy, bribery, electon fraud, prostitutes, sex with minors he gets jailed for tax fraud!!

just like al capone

cant remember the name exactly, but thats how it usually goes. nothing else sticks so they get done for that