The bribery trial was postponed until after the murder case, the outcome of which apparently did not compound Mr. Bonizio's problems.

On 21 August 2009 Mose Jefferson was convicted on four felony counts in his bribery trial.

The defense rested without calling witnesses in the bribery trial.

In the bribery trial, the former city development minister, Bethaut, received five years imprisonment, three of which he had to serve.

The investigation resulted in Deri's current bribery trial.

Defense lawyers in the bribery trial said that the Government excluded jurors of Italian background.

The second bribery trial ended in a hung jury, with several jurors holding out for a conviction.

Originally a racketeering trial was to begin on August 3, 2009, followed by a bribery trial on August 10.

The decision allows the resumption of a bribery trial against Italy's often-embattled leader.

A7 The bribery trial of South Korea's former leader is beginning.