Dolce and Gabbana: Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail!
Renowned fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were given a reduced, suspended sentence of 18 months in jail on Wednesday.
The duo's conviction on charges of hiding hundreds of millions of euros from Italian tax authorities via Luxembourg holding company Gado was upheld.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana Sentenced
The sentence was reduced from 20 months because the statute of limitations applied to certain facts in the case. Still, it took the twosome off guard.
A lawyer for Dolce and Gabbana, who have always denied any wrongdoing, said they would appeal the decision: "I am speechless. We are all shocked.
A Milan prosecutor had asked the court in March to clear the pair, who closed the Milan shops where they sell clothes inspired by Dolce's native Sicily.
The previous decision, by a lower court, handed the duo suspended jail sentences of 20 months each and imposed a fine of up to 10 million euros.
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