Italy 's highest court in August upheld a four-year sentence handed down to Berlusconi by a lower court for tax fraud , of which he will serve only one year because of an amnesty aimed at cutting down on prison overcrowding . Prosecutor : Silvio Berlusconi has asked to serve his tax fraud sentence as community service . A judge will rule on the community service request in the coming days , prosecutor says . Comment:
Prosecutor : Silvio Berlusconi has asked to serve his tax fraud sentence as community service . A judge will rule on the community service request in the coming days , prosecutor says . Comment: