Paolo's lawyers had said Tuesday that he was ready to be questioned by magistrates after an executive at the family's main Fininvest holding company, who had already been detained, said he had authorized the payment of kickbacks to the country's finance police.
Judicial sources said the businessman was accused over payments totalling 330 million lire ($210,000) during routine checks at three Fininvest companies -- Videotime, insurer Mediolanum Assicurazioni and publisher Arnaldo Mondadori.
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