Karima El Mahroug Net Worth

Silvio Berlusconi, a former Prime Minister of Italy, is currently standing trial to face charges that he paid Moroccan nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug ??? also known by the stage name Ruby Rubacuori (Italian for "Ruby Heartstealer") ??? for sexual services between February and May 2010 when she was under the age of 18.[nb 1] He is also facing charges that he abused his office (It. concussione) by arranging to have Karima released from police detention during an incident in which she was briefly held on claims of theft. While the investigators claim to have evidence from lawful interception of mobile phone conversations, Berlusconi's lawyers deny the allegations, calling the investigation absurd and without foundation.
On 27 May 2010, El Mahroug was arrested by the police in Milan after being accused of the theft of three thousand euros. Since she was not carrying any legal or identification documents, the officers took her to the local police headquarters to identify her and for questioning. Since she was a minor under eighteen, a judge ordered the police to direct her to a shelter for juvenile offenders.
After a couple of hours, while she was being questioned, Berlusconi, who was at the time in Paris, called the head of the police in Milan and pressured for her release, claiming the girl was related to then President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and that in order to avoid a diplomatic crisis, she was to be brought to the custody of Nicole Minetti. Following repeated telephone calls by Berlusconi to the police authorities, El Mahroug was eventually released and entrusted to Minetti's care.
Minetti was known for previous associations with Berlusconi, having danced for Colorado Cafe, a show on one of Berlusconi's TV channels, and on Scorie, an Italian version of Candid Camera. In November 2009 she became a dental hygienist, and shortly afterward treated Berlusconi for two broken teeth and facial injuries after he was attacked with a marble statue at a political