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eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts) Fri May 9, 2014, 01:33 AM May 2014

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Berlusconi to begin community service for tax fraud

Source: BBC

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to start a year of community service at a care home near Milan.

He was sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud last year, commuted to four hours work a week with elderly dementia patients.

The Catholic care home says Berlusconi, 77, will be treated like any other assistant.
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His conviction last year was in connection with the purchase of TV rights by his firm, Mediaset, in the 1990s.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27336754

Surrounded by dementia patients ? -- Well, he's a conservative, so he'll feel right at home.

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Berlusconi to begin community service for tax fraud (Original Post) eppur_se_muova May 2014 OP

Four hours a week? trusty elf May 2014 #1

But merciful to the patients, perhaps ? nt eppur_se_muova May 2014 #2

Ah, yes, good point! trusty elf May 2014 #3

But he was already a faithful public servant! :) nt firesalesman May 2014 #4

What they should do is put him in tights and a cape and give him a push broom davidpdx May 2014 #5

trusty elf

(7,393 posts)

1. Four hours a week?

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 01:37 AM

May 2014

Way too lenient!

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

2. But merciful to the patients, perhaps ? nt

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #1)

Fri May 9, 2014, 01:38 AM

May 2014

trusty elf

(7,393 posts)

3. Ah, yes, good point!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Fri May 9, 2014, 01:40 AM

May 2014

firesalesman

(44 posts)

4. But he was already a faithful public servant! :) nt

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 01:42 AM

May 2014

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

5. What they should do is put him in tights and a cape and give him a push broom

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:19 AM

May 2014

and tell him to get started cleaning the streets.

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