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Italian Court Dismisses Corruption Case Against Berlusconi

ROME—An Italian court on Saturday dismissed a corruption case against Silvio Berlusconi, ruling that the statute of limitations had expired on charges that the Italian billionaire allegedly paid his lawyer to give false testimony in the 1990s to shield him from prosecution.

Mr. Berlusconi, who has steadfastly denied the corruption charge, didn't attend the final hearing of the trial in the Milan courthouse, which was packed with TV cameras.