in Bergamo found him guilty of fraud arising from the collapse of Milan's Compagnia Generale Industriale. It sentenced him to a prison term of one year and six months (reduced to one year on appeal), as well as a fine. In 1986, a court in Milan found Briatore guilty of fraud and conspiracy; he helped a ring of confidence tricksters that recruited gamblers to play rigged card games. He received a three-year sentence (reduced to one year and two months on appeal).

To avoid imprisonment, Briatore