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Former Italian PM Gets 4-Year Prison Sentence for Tax Fraud

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    Attorney Joey Jackson and small business expert Susan Solovic on an Italian court sentencing former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax f...

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Hi -- a little spare change to hey we're joined by author of small business expert Susan -- -- attorney Joey Jackson back with -- are -- first up.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted and sentenced today to forty years in prison for tax -- can you believe it.

Court also ordered him and his co defendants to pay almost thirteen million dollars to tax authorities can you imagine a former US president.

Going to jail for tax division I mean -- Italy but still you have the country's former leader fits in jail for tax -- it's -- You know what though he won't do when he jail they gave in the four year sentence and then guess what they suspended it instead you're gonna get one year but he's going -- appeal.

And guess what is almost appeals thanks so much time so -- -- -- we -- it'll be god can really out and life will move.

Right and joining me to go over there and turn up some fees over there I'm -- -- you know I mean that's why I didn't like practicing law in this country because the judicial process has slowed those low.

Over there I mean that's ridiculous.

But honestly though power corrupts let's face it and look at our own country talked about a president of the United States.

The look at our secretary of treasury he didn't pay his taxes for self employment -- eight and here.

Yeah.

I wouldn't not to pay the taxes -- private -- -- -- -- Hello my Italian equities -- all about the scandal and exactly the right here and it was great new this is seen as like this is a big limited is -- -- -- is happening Rhode Island but that's about it I don't know anyway -- -- -- Protestant you know -- among the -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Does that up going on all right this -- what is really crazy guy wanted to get rid of them extra step up -- -- He -- -- critics' lists for up free yard sale.

But showed up before the start timing that was -- -- house and guess what happens.

They broke into his house and just clean the place outlets it was ran -- and now this look.

Yes.

If that's all that's left the guidelines and -- who says you know what.

I guess -- -- -- -- you to word the -- very well.

Right so let's not lose it.

They were still I mean what I did my that everything must go all I mean come on everything is they -- -- literally that I.

They had right -- if you've ever had a garage sale I mean I grew up in the midwest out people show up at your door at 6 AM hours before it supposed to start.

It was really don't see that account.

For the stuff they took outside -- when you have your doors locked.

Then people just -- what I'll tell myself but make no way and and we have briefer also what I want anomalous thing is when your house that.

How hot.

That I -- how many if not literally -- -- really not the stuff back.

Doubt don't hold your breath they're all right I don't know it's all lesson about doing business on Craig's -- I guess this is they I don't know forty wording to half full wording could Dassault council -- boy you have sale and you can't always go Arctic.

Familiar with the very cereals are released for the holiday Halloween season but because of limited availability people buy up to four and he.

Boxes of this -- at a time so elegant sought an eBay where they can charge as much as seven box for this -- What I mean it's are you kidding sorry -- how many would you let how much these people way I mean they just -- part of -- -- were.

But I was actually on a flight to YE a couple of weeks ago.

And guy had a whole bunch of -- -- gala that you know if I need shaking quit until Hawaii -- is garage sales Craigslist is -- -- I sign up that's what I wanna know what.

We sign up I want some of that serial I wanna take it not only the Halloween.

We'll go into the hi -- I have an idea for the unemployed you're gonna pay -- -- government -- say they can't find a job.

-- by Count Dracula and and blueberry and fellow funny I expect them.

Expensive seven Donna is it just as much to me into this that they should sell more than just Halloween I don't know that Soledad -- just.

Right now are not okay you know I aren't you get that yeah and then you don't have those the blight at very -- be very.

So you can't make this stuff up a guy gets pulled over it is 430000.

Dollar Lamborghini coming -- have a car that experts and anyway but whenever.

He didn't have upfront -- -- on his car.

But then cops realize that he also didn't have insurance that they gave him a ticket for 586.

Dollars -- granted.

That isn't really expensive ticket but -- that he said he couldn't afford it so they've -- his car.

Q I -- there's so much that I sort of don't get about this first I don't know why pay half million dollars for car right but then you can't afford to -- the insurance.

I'll be amazing he can't pay that 586.

Dollars he had paid for the -- -- -- -- -- at a reasonable defendant in his defense I would say it's a beautiful -- -- are my client you know he was attracted to he was so did you did in the -- he didn't think about the insurance and as a result of that.

He owes the fine to give them and it's all -- given.

Car back only thing I could say in his defense is these young OK it's a little stupid.

But come on could sell the darn car yeah pay the -- -- anybody in July but renting if he downgraded he could even get like a Bentley and all right.

Regular the guy in Italy India during our five Leno Mercedes out in -- it's crazy poor kid -- here's a good -- of Halloween approaches -- that's according to a survey for REALTOR.com.

33% of people consider buying you know haunted house.

But third said they needed discount about -- 40% of the price.

In order to make the purchase worth that would you guys wanna haunted house I want 20% I guess there's too many goes.

You are couples that they -- all I don't give people wanted to do this I think let's go to haunted house in the spirit of Halloween and it's don't know what I actually bought a hundred hello I had a house with poltergeist you -- A little tricks on me -- There you know -- the haunted house are.