Italy 's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is given a four-year sentence for tax fraud . Comment: The cult of Silvio Berlusconi : Why Italians keep voting for 'Il Cavaliere ' Berlusconi has 30 days to choose between house arrest or community service . He will be ineligible to hold public office after he serves this sentence .
Italy 's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is given a four-year sentence for tax fraud . Comment: Berlusconi has 30 days to choose between house arrest or community service . He will be ineligible to hold public office after he serves this sentence .