Italy's ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale

FILE PHOTO: Gianfranco Fini gestures as he delivers his speech at the first meeting of his new political party 'Futuro e Liberta' (Future and Freedom) in Milan, February 13, 2011. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS)/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini to two years and eight months in jail after he was convicted for his role in the sale of a Monte Carlo apartment by his political party.

Elisabetta Tulliani, Fini's partner, was handed a five-year sentence by the court in Rome, while her brother Giancarlo Tulliani got six years and their father Sergio Tulliani five years. Fini was in court to hear the verdict.