Milan court sentences Silvio Berlusconi to seven years and bans former PM from public office in 'bun

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. No, he won't go to jail

The BBC ticker points out "but ruling depends on appeal". But more than that:

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over an illegal wiretap.
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Under Italian law, prison sentences handed down to those over the age of 75 can be commuted to house arrest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21698802

You'll notice he didn't go to jail for that conviction either. Or when an appeals court confirmed his 4 year sentence for tax fraud: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57583497/silvio-berlusconi-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-after-tax-fraud-verdict-upheld/

Berlusconi will never go to prison. If we're lucky, he'll be banned from politics. I doubt he'll be banned from owning major media companies, though.