Sicily's Governor Convicted in Palermo
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"Early tomorrow morning ... I will be back at my desk."  Gov. Salvatore Cuffaro said he would appeal and continue serving as governor of the island while the case was in progress. via SF Gate
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A 57-year-old woman was in jail in Sicily last night accused of handing over her son to the mafia to be murdered.
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A brother of John Gotti, the late boss  of the Gambino organized crime family, was convicted on  Wednesday of plotting to kill mob informant Salvatore "Sammy  The Bull" Gravano.
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A Juventus team doctor was convicted Friday for administering banned substances to players on the famed Italian soccer team during the 1990s.
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The former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, was sentenced to life in prison today after he was found guilty of corruption.
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Il governatore siciliano e' accusato di favoreggiamento
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PALERMO, Italy  - An Italian court found a close  political ally and business associate of Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi guilty of colluding with the Mafia, and sentenced  him on Saturday to nine years in prison.
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An ideological aide to Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev was convicted Thursday of being involved in a 1999 raid in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, a court official said.
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RENO, Nev., June 29 -- The husband of  Nevada state controller Kathy Augustine was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in her death.
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A South African mercenary was today found guilty of leading the advance party in a failed coup plot in Equatorial Guinea that was allegedly bankrolled by Sir Mark Thatcher.
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The son of a politician from India's ruling party is convicted of murder in a case which sparked outrage.
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Italian police arrest 39 people in the Sicilian city of Palermo on suspicion of involvement in the island's Mafia.
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MILAN, Italy -- A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial today, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
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A former Irish government minister  is sentenced to  six months in prison for tax offences.
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A gangmaster is found guilty of money laundering and people smuggling.
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Clarence Norman Jr. was convicted today on charges that he shook down judicial candidates seeking party support.
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The soldier accused of being the ringleader in the abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail is convicted.