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Berlusconi faces new trial for bribing senator
October 23, 2013
An Italian judge today ordered Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party's ranks, in the latest legal woe for the former prime minister.
Berlusconi was formally charged along with his former associate, Valter Lavitola, who is accused by prosecutors of acting as an intermediary in the 3.0-million euro (USD 4.0-million) bribe.