“Copyright funds international money-laundering”
A little story that might be of interest to the “Piracy funds terrorism” crowd…
BBC news reports allegations today against Silvio Berlusconi and his lawyer David Mills that Mills, the estranged husband of UK Culture secretary Tessa Jowell, set up a network of offshore companies for the former Italian prime minister:
If found guilty both men face 4-12 years in jail. Read the report here.
BBC news reports allegations today against Silvio Berlusconi and his lawyer David Mills that Mills, the estranged husband of UK Culture secretary Tessa Jowell, set up a network of offshore companies for the former Italian prime minister:
“Prosecutors say these offshore companies were used to buy American film rights which were sold at hugely inflated prices to Mr Berlusconi’s television company, Mediaset.
”It was a complex system designed, they allege, to ensure the former prime minister avoided paying tax.”
If found guilty both men face 4-12 years in jail. Read the report here.
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