Four former Livedoor executives are currently on trial accused of fraud and falsifying corporate accounts, while the firm's founder Takafumi Horie has been charged with breaking securities laws.

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In the football transfer case, Mr Berlusconi - owner and president of AC Milan - was charged with falsifying accounts to conceal illegal payments allegedly made by the club during its 1992 purchase of Gigi Lentini from the Torino club in Turin.

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