11.   Last Wednesday Berlusconi was convicted of bribing tax inspectors and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.

12.   Last Wednesday, Berlusconi was convicted of bribing tax inspectors and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.

13.   Prosecutors are looking into whether the company bribed tax inspectors.

14.   Safety officials say businesses often find it cheaper to bribe an inspector than make necessary repairs.

15.   The tycoon is charged with bribing tax inspectors looking at the books of his Fininvest media and retailing empire.

16.   They won his indictment Saturday on charges of bribing tax inspectors.

17.   Berlusconi has rejected claims that two companies in his Fininvest group bribed tax inspectors.

18.   Berlusconi is expected to meet with investigating magistrates soon after reports that officials in two Fininvest companies bribed tax inspectors.

19.   Italian designer Krizia, on trial in Milan for bribing tax inspectors, has claimed she was the victim of unscrupulous officials, judicial sources said Wednesday.

20.   Other alleged offences related to bribing tax inspectors that could never be regarded as political offences, the judge said.