Monday, August 13, 2012

Top 5 Billionaires scandal of the year


The American magazine Forbes has made a ranking of billionaires whose names are involved in most high-profile scandals in 2011.
George Soros
This year, the name of George Soros appeared not only in financial publications, but also in the yellow pages of newspapers. 28-year-old 81-year-old financial guru gave him to court for failure to comply with promises to buy an apartment.
Silvio Berlusconi
Former Prime Minister of Italy faces a long trial on charges of aiding and abetting child prostitution and abuse of power. If found guilty Berlusconi can spend behind bars for 15 years.

Baturina
The richest woman in Russia, the wife of the ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, is accused of embezzling billions of dollars from the state treasury. She fled from the country and never came to trial in December. According to rumors at the moment Baturin lives in England.
Liliane Bettencourt
In October, the court put an end to the 3-year dispute heiress cosmetics empire L'Oreal and its relatives. Liliane Bettencourt was found unable to manage its 23-billion-dollar fortune and is now forced to transfer the management company of his daughter Françoise and two grandchildren.
S.Kertis Johnson III
In March, the fifth generation of the dynasty Johnson, a manufacturer of household, was accused of sexual abuse of a young girl. In the case of a plea he could face 40 years in prison.




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