Silvio Berlusconi Convinced of Wire Tapping in Italy
Former pm and pm hopeful
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over an illegal wiretap.
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.
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Silvio was convinced there was wire tapping in Italy. An easy call since he was the one doing it.