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Berlusconi to Stand Trial on Underage Sex Charges
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to stand trial on charges of abuse of power and paying an underage Moroccan girl for sex. The 74-year-old billionaire, who denies any wrongdoing, could face 15 years in prison if convicted. Examining judge Cristina Di Censo said proceedings would start April 6, after prosecutors in Milan asked for an immediate trial. On hearing the news, the premier's lawyers said, "We didn't expect anything else," Agence France-Presse reported. Andrew Medichini, AP Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to stand trial on charges he ...
Italy's Berlusconi Indicted in Prostitution Probe
By not in system - AOL NewsMILAN -- An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered Premier Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on charges he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl, then tried to cover it up. Berlusconi has stood trial on a number of business-related charges, but this is the first time the 74-year-old billionaire businessman is being tried for personal conduct. Berlusconi has denied wrongdoing, accusing the prosecutors of seeking to oust him from power. Andrew Medichini, AP Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to stand trial on charges he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then tried ...
Berlusconi Calls Sex Probe Against Him 'Disgusting'
By not in system - AOL NewsMILAN -- Italian prosecutors demanded Wednesday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi be put on trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl and used his influence to try to cover it up. The Italian leader blasted the "disgusting" action, saying it aimed to topple his government. The prosecutors filed their request in Milan. They are seeking an immediate trial because they believe there is overwhelming evidence against the 74-year-old leader. A judge must now decide whether to accept the prosecutors' request and indict Berlusconi, or dismiss it. The decision is expected ...
Italy's Scandal-Prone Berlusconi at Center of Prostitution Probe
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA teenage Moroccan belly dancer is at the center of a widening probe into scandal-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- and prosecutors want to search the office of a Berlusconi associate who they believe paid prostitutes who slept with the 74-year-old premier. Prosecutors also want to search several Milan apartments owned by Berlusconi where they believe he allowed the prostitutes to live. The investigation involves both prostitution and abuse of power. Berlusconi, a billionaire media tycoon, is no stranger to scandal or court cases. But he no longer enjoys the same political ...
Ruby Rubacuori: 5 Facts on the Belly Dancer in the Silvio Berlusconi Scandal
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsWill a Moroccan belly dancer bring down Silvio Berlusconi? Eighteen-year-old Ruby Rubacuori, who said she got 7,000 euros and a Damiani necklace from the Italian prime minister, is central to allegations that Berlusconi paid for sexual encounters with the then-17-year-old girl and used his political power to cover up their relations. Rubacuori insists that she was never intimate with Berlusconi. "It [was] the first time in my life that a man has not tried to take me to bed. He behaved like a father, I swear," she told La Repubblica in October 2010. But that won't stop Italian authorities ...
Italy Splurged EU Funds on Elton John Concert
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 11) -- The European Union is just not feeling the love from Italy tonight. More than a year after Sir Elton John's Piedigrotta Festival performance in Naples, European Union officials are a bit concerned about the 750 million euros in EU funds that were used to put on the British singer-songwriter's concert. The EU provided the money to the Campania region, which includes Naples, as a culture subsidy to support local music, crafts and cuisine. "We know EU funds were used for this concert, and we are looking into it to see if it was eligible," an EU spokesman told the U.K.'s Guardian. ...
The Filter: When Is Nothing Better Than Something?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(March 1) -- With so many news aggregators out there, who can keep up? AOL News filters the filters to steer you to the headlines that really matter. Skip Those, Read This: Both The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast lead with stories on the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that ravaged Chile on Saturday. The latter picks up the New York Times' coverage. The death toll is more than 700 and growing, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Huffington links to an Associated Press report comparing Chile's quake to Haiti's, which was weaker but caused more devastation, with more than 200,000 killed. The quake ...
Italian Leader Hospitalized After Attack
By not in system - AOL NewsROME (Dec. 13) - An attacker hurled a statuette at Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally Sunday and leaving the stunned 73-year-old media mogul with a broken nose and bloodied mouth. Police said the 42-year-old man accused of attacking Berlusconi as he signed autographs in Milan was immediately taken into custody. The Italian leader was rushed to a hospital where he was being held overnight. The attack occurred at a time when Berlusconi, one of Italy's wealthiest men, is embroiled in a sex scandal, a divorce case with his wife and public ...
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