The wiretapping charge — related to the 2006 battle for control of a major Italian bank — is one of three corruption rulings the hard-partying Berlusconi faces this month.
A Milan court is also set to rule on charges he engaged a minor in prostitution, and an appeals tribunal will decide whether to uphold a four-year sentence for tax fraud. (more)Or nots...
• Berlusconi is unlikely to serve jail time - Italian law doesn’t require prison sentences to be carried out until the appeals process exhausted, which can take several years.
• Berlusconi could become Prime Minister again.
