{{Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over an illegal wiretap.}}<\/p>\n
He was accused of arranging for a police wiretap concerning a political rival to be leaked and published in a newspaper run by his brother.<\/p>\n
Mr Berlusconi is likely to appeal and will remain free in the meantime.<\/p>\n
He is presently appealing against another conviction and faces two more verdicts in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
One of the rulings expected later this month is about tax fraud, and the other trial concerns allegations the he paid for sex with an underage prostitute.<\/p>\n
In October last year, Mr Berlusconi was convicted in another tax fraud case and sentenced to a year in jail.<\/p>\n
That conviction is currently subject to an appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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