Premier’s Ally Sentenced to 9 Years for Mafia Ties
A close political ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of ties with the Sicilian Mafia and sentenced to nine years in prison.
Sen. Marcello Dell’Utri, a longtime executive in Berlusconi’s business empire, was an architect of the media magnate’s political rise in the 1990s and is considered one of his confidants. During his seven-year trial, prosecutors accused him of acting as a link between the mob and the Milan business world.
Dell’Utri, who has maintained his innocence, is allowed to keep his job as senator until all appeals have been exhausted.
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