The Milan appeal court found Silvio Berlusconi's son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, and Mediaset Chairman Fedele Confalonieri guilty of fraud at the Mediatrade subsidiary of the broadcasting giant and sentenced them both to 14 months in prison on Thursday. The other defendants in the trial were acquitted.
In the first-instance trial in July 2014, the pair were both acquitted along with the other defendants. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of three years, two months for Pier Silvio Berlusconi and of three years, four months for Confalonieri.
The pair were convicted of fraud in the purchase of film rights by Mediaset.
Jail terms of such short length are usually suspended in Italy.
Three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi was initially also implicated in the Mediatrade case but his position was shelved in 2011 due to lack of evidence.
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