Milan prosecutors charged Berlusconi with tax fraud relating to tax years 2002 and 2003 in the case concerning Mediaset television rights. The Milan District Court convicted him on 26 October 2012.
26 October 2012 to today · 12 dated events · 8 sources
Where it stands now · as of 30 October 2026
As of 30 October 2026 the 2013 tax fraud conviction is final and the matter is concluded. Berlusconi died on 12 June 2023.
Overview · 26 Oct 2012 to 12 Jun 2023 · click a dot to jump
2012
26 Oct 2012
Turning point
Ruling
Milan District Court convicts Berlusconi of tax fraud
First-instance judgment (as summarised by the European Court of Human Rights). Convicted Berlusconi of tax fraud for 2002 and 2003, imposing four years' imprisonment reduced to one year by remission and a five-year ban from public office.
Judgment in the Mediaset rights case. Annulled with remand the appeal judgment only as to Berlusconi's five-year ban from public office and rejected the rest of his appeal and those of the other defendants, so the conviction and main sentence became final.
Remand judgment n. 5544/2013 on the ancillary penalty
Set the ban from public office at two years. The Court of Cassation, Third Criminal Section, rejected Berlusconi's appeal against this on 18 March 2014.
European Court of Human Rights strikes out his application after withdrawal
Berlusconi v. Italy, Application no. 58428/13, decision adopted 30 August 2018 and notified in writing on 27 November 2018. Struck the application out of the list after Berlusconi withdrew it, without ruling on the merits.
Corte Suprema di Cassazione, Terza Sezione Penale, judgment of 18 March 2014 (R.G. 52814/2013, filed 14 April 2014), Berlusconi Silvio, ban from public office
Corte Suprema di Cassazione (copy in the Diritto Penale Contemporaneo archive) · archiviodpc.dirittopenaleuomo.org
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