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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!LONDON -- Silvio Berlusconi's ongoing legal troubles just got a whole lot worse. On Wednesday, Italian prosecutors requested that the prime minister be put on trial immediately for sex-related offenses that carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. A judge now has five days to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to indict Berlusconi. If she decides that there is, she may consent to a fast-track trial. Otherwise, the process will slow down and involve the Italian parliament. Berlusconi called the prosecutors' action "disgusting" and characterized it as an attempt to oust his ...
LONDON -- He's always been the politician with the proverbial nine lives, surviving scandal after scandal around his personal and business affairs. But as Silvio Berlusconi faces an investigation into a new wave of criminal charges, many wonder whether the jig is finally up for the Italian prime minister. On Friday, Berlusconi was formally placed under investigation by Italian prosecutors on suspicion of having sex with an underage prostitute. The matter involves claims that Berlusconi paid Moroccan dancer Karima el-Mahroug (whose stage name is Ruby Rubacuori or "Ruby the Heart Stealer") for ...
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