Journalism of Courage
For two decades,Silvio Berlusconi seemed teflon-coated,untouched by dozens of court cases and scandals,dominating political life and becoming Italys prime minister four times.
But on Thursday,judges finally caught up with the flamboyant 76-year-old when the supreme court rejected his appeal against a four-year jail sentence commuted to one year under an amnesty.
It also ordered a review of a five-year ban from public office for tax fraud.
The billionaire media mogul has never previously been finally convicted in up to 30 court cases.
He is expected to serve the jail sentence under house arrest or doing community service and even though the ban on holding public office is under review.
