Berlusconi arrest sought
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Berlusconi was indicted for bribery in connection with his media company, Gruppo Fininvest SpA, for allegedly paying more than $200,000 in bribes to evade taxes between 1989 and 1991. Berlusconi claims the indictment is a result of political pressure, and that he had no knowledge of such activity.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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Marseilles soccer club 'fix' probed
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Representatives of the Olympique Marseilles (OM) soccer team from France are charged with bribing players on another team to lower their level of play so that OM could have a chance to rest before the European Champions Cup finals. OM Mgr Jean-Pierre Bernes resigned.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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NATO chief questioned as probe widens
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Claes agreed to answer any questions Belgian authorities had regarding his conduct in a bribery scandal known as the Agusta affair. Investigators are tying to determine whether Claes knew about bribes offered by Agusta SpA to Belgian Socialist Party officials.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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