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BIOGRAPHY Born in Reggio Calabria , he grew up in Rome , where he started practicing law. In 1971 he became acquainted with Silvio Berlusconi , the construction magnate, later to be media mogul and Prime Minister Of Italy . He was the administrator of the property of a nineteen-year-old girl, whose father, the Marquess Casati Stampa, had killed her mother and her mother's lover before committing suicide in a celebrated case. In this capacity he engineered the sale of her villa in Arcore to Berlusconi, for 500 million lire. Many people would later cry foul, claiming that the amount was insufficient by far. After that, Previti worked for Berlusconi's own Fininvest company, and acquired a reputation as a ruthless, but extremely capable, lawyer. In 1994 , after Berlusconi had founded his Forza Italia political party, Previti won election to the Senate . Berlusconi, upon forming his first Cabinet, would have wanted him as Minister Of Justice , but President Of The Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro was opposed on account of Previti's allegedly shady dealings, so ultimately it was decided he should exchange portfolios with Alfredo Biondi , who had been earmarked for Defence. Thus Previti became the Minister of Defence in Berlusconi's first government, from May to December, 1994 (serving until January, 1995 as caretaker). Previti was elected to the Chamber Of Deputies , again for Forza Italia, both in 1996 and in 2001 , but was investigated, together with Berlusconi, for allegedly bribing judges in a series of high-profile cases relating to his years of service as Berlusconi's attorney, before entering politics. Previti strenuously defended his record, claiming the judges were politically motivated. In the "Sme" case, he was sentenced to five years in jail on 's personal account to the one of his lawyer Previti and later to the judge's one.
Given laws passed by Silvio Berlusconi government, at the time of arrest he was already old enough to ask to have his Prison time turned into House Arrest . The change was carried out on May 10 , 2006. Previti had spent in prison only few days. In both cases, he was also sentenced to interdiction from holding Public Office s. The Italian Camera dei Deputati is currently debating whether he is lawfully entitled to remain member of ParliamentItalian Chamber of Deputies - Election committee bullettin of May 29, 2007 - page 55 {Link without Title} or if he must resign (he claimed to have the intention to resign several times, but he has never officially done so). On December 11 , 2006 he was charged on Defamation . He had accused judges of hiding proofs in previous Berlusconi trials. Milan court judges were found not guilty by the Brescia court, which later opened a case on Previti. REFERENCES |
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