Berlusconi cleared of tax fraud charges

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Italian prime minister cleared of tax fraud and other charges related to his media companyMediaset's chairman as well as Berlusconi's son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, will stand trial

(CNN) -- A Milan judge on Tuesday cleared Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of charges of tax fraud and misappropriation of funds related to his commercial broadcast company, Mediaset, a prosecutor said.

Berlusconi's son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, and Mediaset Chairman Fedele Confalonieri were indicted in the case, according to prosecutor Fabio De Pasquale.

Company executives have been under investigation for allegedly failing to pay $45 million in corporate taxes and other fiscal crimes from 2000 to 2003.

Berlusconi has called the allegations politically motivated.

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Soulja Boy busted for pot, gun charges

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota The 21-year-old rapper was riding with four other men on Interstate 20 about 50 miles west of Atlanta.NEW: Soulja Boy posts $10,000 bond Tuesday afternoonThe rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, faces three felony chargesA Temple, Georgia, police officer stopped Soulja Boy and four others on a routine traffic stop

(CNN) -- Soulja Boy faces three felony charges stemming from an early morning traffic stop in which police say they found "a felony amount" of marijuana, firearms and "a substantial amount of cash."

The 21-year-old rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, posted a $10,000 bond Tuesday afternoon after spending about a dozen hours in the Carroll County, Georgia, jail, according to a police spokeswoman.

Soulja Boy was riding in a rented Black Cadillac Escalade with four other men on Interstate 20 about 50 miles west of Atlanta when they were stopped for a routine traffic violation at 2:30 a.m., according to Temple Police spokeswoman Dana Rampy.

Temple Police Officer Lat Gray arrested all five men after he found the pot, cash and firearms, Rampy said.

The men were "very cordial" and cooperative with police, she said.

Each faces three felony counts, including possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in commission of a crime, Rampy said.

Soulja Boy's representatives did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.

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