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Just hours after the resignation, Berlusconi's brother, Paolo, was convicted of violating political funding laws -- along with 25 other businessmen who illegally gave money to a corrupt political faction. The bribery affair has been linked to Berlusconi's companies (which employ Paolo), but not to the owner himself, who accused police of extorting money instead...
...Haiti today is a far better place facing a far brighter future than any it has seen in decades. Ships from U.S. ports arrive daily, and airplanes disgorge businessmen, missionaries and a small army of development experts $ who, it is hoped, will eventually disburse more than some $645 million in financial aid from international lenders. The capital's sidewalks are bristling with vendors. Mango growers have sold $600,000 worth of fruit abroad, and orange peels destined to flavor Grand Marnier are again drying in the midday...
...three of five pandering charges -- effectively saying she ran a high-priced call girl ring -- but deadlocked on two other charges and acquitted her of selling cocaine to an undercover cop. The 28-year-old Fleiss, who had been arrested after providing $1,500 prostitutes for policemen posing as businessmen, slammed her hands on the table in frustration. She faces a maximum of six years in prison. (The trial shed no light on the identities of her supposedly-famous clients, since the judge ruled that information irrelevant.) BTW: The courtroom heat's not off yet: Fleiss and her father face...
...brother and I intend to surrender to the Colombian justice system and ) face trial," he said. "We have a plan that we think will significantly reduce narcotics trafficking out of Colombia." He was doing it for his family, he said: his seven children, all professionals or legitimate businessmen, wanted him to lead a normal life...
Members of the private sector who were present saw in those words a promising turn. "There was a sense today that some lessons have been learned," said Lionel Delatour, who heads a group of pro-democracy businessmen, "a recognition that radical extreme positions have not paid, a sense of maturity." Although only 25 businessmen attended the service, there were indications that the monied community was also maturing in its outlook. By the reckoning of some business leaders, 20% of their colleagues are trying to reach out to Aristide in a spirit of reconciliation, including one or two of the seven...