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Italy - Swiss say Berlusconi-linked case has advanced
BERN, Switzerland -- Evidence has mounted against four managers of the Mediaset broadcasting empire of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in parallel legal proceedings in Switzerland, officials said Thursday.
Swiss magistrates will soon open a formal investigation into the managers who are suspected of laundering money linked to overvalued film and TV rights deals in Italy.
On Sept. 2, Swiss prosecutors requested that the Federal Office of Investigating Magistrates open the probe, Justice Ministry spokeswoman Walburga Bur told The Associated Press.
The magistrates plan to do so next week, said an official from the office, who was not authorized to speak on the subject and demanded anonymity.
The investigating magistrates could recommend the first Swiss charges in the country's 4-year-old probe of Mediaset ( MDIUY.PK - news - people ), and evidence uncovered in Switzerland also could aid Italian prosecutors who are now set to resume tax evasion and corruption cases against Berlusconi.
The Swiss investigation concerns multimillion-dollar money transfers through Swiss bank accounts. These also have been a focus of prosecutors in Milan, whose proceedings against Berlusconi were halted by a 2008 immunity law. A top Italian court overturned that law Wednesday.
On Sept. 2, Swiss prosecutors requested that the Federal Office of Investigating Magistrates open the probe, Justice Ministry spokeswoman Walburga Bur told The Associated Press.
The magistrates plan to do so next week, said an official from the office, who was not authorized to speak on the subject and demanded anonymity.
The investigating magistrates could recommend the first Swiss charges in the country's 4-year-old probe of Mediaset ( MDIUY.PK - news - people ), and evidence uncovered in Switzerland also could aid Italian prosecutors who are now set to resume tax evasion and corruption cases against Berlusconi.
The Swiss investigation concerns multimillion-dollar money transfers through Swiss bank accounts. These also have been a focus of prosecutors in Milan, whose proceedings against Berlusconi were halted by a 2008 immunity law. A top Italian court overturned that law Wednesday.
For more information:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/10/08/...
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