31.   Berlusconi made the threat after he was ordered to stand trial on corruption charges.

32.   Berlusconi was ordered on Saturday to stand trial on corruption charges.

33.   Berlusconi, a media tycoon, was also cleared last month of tax corruption charges by an appeals court in Milan.

34.   A different court, a federal appeals court, had ruled that such a tradeoff would have to be shown for a proper prosecution on corruption charges.

35.   A mayor indicted on corruption charges, like two of his last four predecessors.

36.   A retrial on the corruption charges is likely to begin early next year.

37.   A short time later, he fled Peru for Japan, to resign and escape corruption charges.

38.   About to be re-arrested on corruption charges, Contrera evaded police monitors and vanished.

39.   All resigned in August and September to face federal corruption charges that include bribery, embezzlement and witness tampering.

40.   Burney faces police corruption charges for tipping off club management to pending police inspections, according to prosecutors.