65 convictions pronounced (64 reduced sentences) and 18 acquittals. THE PUNISHMENT

It arrived late in the evening verdict in the Maxi Nebrodi appeal trial on the pasture mafia, or rather the Tortorician clans of the Batanesi and the Bontempo Scavowho have been organising agricultural fraud against the European Union and Agea for decades, siphoning off millions of euros in public money. The second-degree criminal section, chaired by Judge Francesco Tripodi and also composed of colleagues Antonino Giacobello and Daria Orlando, had withdrawn to the council chamber at around 9:30. The figures speak of 65 convictions, with only one full confirmation of the first degree for Gino Calcò Labruzzo, and 64 sentence reductions, 18 acquittals in total and 6 prescriptions in total. For 6 other suspects, the prosecutor’s appeal was rejected, so the acquittals of the first degree were confirmed. The appeal judges said no, as had happened in the first degree, to the “mafia” character of the Faranda group considered by the DDA to be closely related to the Bontempo Scavos, which was instead one of the key points of the prosecutor’s appeal, thus confirming the existence of the “simple” association.

The highest sentence was imposed on Sebastiano Bontempo (born in 1972), with 20 years and 6 months, while Salvatore Aurelio Faranda went from 30 years in the first degree to 20 years in the higher sentence..

In April, on the last day of the trial, the Deputy Prosecutor General Giuseppe Lombardo and, on appeal, the Deputy Prosecutors of the Anti-Mafia District Fabrizio Monaco and Antonio Carchietti, had split their indictment into several parts. And they had urged the professional judges to substantially confirm the sentence of the first instance, adding the recognition of the mafia association related to the Faranda group, considered by the DDA as closely related to the Bontempo Scavo, a group initially judged instead as a “simple” criminal association. And then they had requested some acquittals. Then, between July and August, the speeches of the almost one hundred lawyers involved in the defense were recorded.

The sentence

Augustine Ninone Paqualino8 years old;
Arcodia Laura, acquitted;
Poor Sebastianacquitted (some crimes are statute-barred);
Armeli Giuseppe, 3 years old;
Poor Moccia Giuseppe2 years (suspended sentence);
Armeli Moccia Rita, 3 years and 4 months (fixed prescriptions);
Armeli Moccia Salvatore1 year and 3 months (suspended sentence);
Barbagiovanni Calogero, 11 years and 8 months;
Good time Alessiorecipe;
Bontempo Gino, prescription;
Good time Giuseppeacquitted (convicted of some crimes);
Bontempo Salvatore, 10 years old;
Good time Sebastian “blond”, 20 years and 6 months;
Bontempo Scavo Sebastiano, acquitted;
Cala Lesina Salvatore “moccia”, acquitted (transfer of documents to the Prime Minister);
Calabrese Maria Chiara, 2 years and 8 months (the “agreed sentence” accepted);
Calculate Labruzzo Ginosentence confirmed (10 years);
Calì Antonino, 2 years and 3 months (the “agreed sentence” accepted, forfeiture of 18 thousand euros);
Andrea Caputoacquitted;
Caputo Antonio, 2 years and 8 months (convicted of some crimes);
Arthur Carcioneacquitted;
Carcione Giuseppe, acquitted;
Kiss Jessicaacquitted;
Coci Carolina, 1 year and 6 months suspended sentence (some crimes convicted);
Cookies Domenico13 years and 8 months;
Coci Rosaria, 1 year and 8 months (partial acquittals and convictions pronounced);
Cookies Sebastiano2 years and 5 months (some crimes are punishable);
Conti Mica Denise, 1 year and 8 months (suspended sentence);
Count Mica Sebastiano “handsome”, 17 years and 6 months;
Conti Pasquarello Giusy, 1 year and 6 months (partial acquittals and limitation periods decided);
Taguali Ivan counts7 years and 6 months (extenuating circumstances allowed);
Costantini Massimo, acquitted;
Costanzo Zammataro Antoninaacquitted;
Costanzo Zammataro Claudia, acquitted;
Costanzo Zammataro Giuseppe (born 1950)1 year and 6 months (excluding some aggravating circumstances and serious limitations);
Costanzo Zammataro Giuseppe (born 1982), 14 years and 6 months;
Costanzo Zammataro Giuseppe (born 1985)acquitted;
Costanzo Zammataro Loretta, prescription;
Costanzo Zammataro Rominarecipe;
Costanzo Zammataro Valentina, 1 year and 4 months (fixed prescriptions);
Barbara van Crascì1 year and 8 months (established regulations);
Crascì Katia, prescription;
Crasci Lucio Attilio Rosario6 years and 6 months;
Crascì Salvatore Antonino, 1 year and 8 months (suspended sentence);
Crasci Sebastiano4 years and 3 months (fixed prescriptions);
Craxì Sebastiano, 9 years and 4 months (established limitation period);
Crime Sara Maria1 year and 8 months (suspended sentence);
Dell’Albani Salvatore, 2 years and 6 months (statutory limitation period);
Right Mignino Santo4 years (some acquittals);
Destro Mignino Sebastiano, 3 years and 6 months (some acquittals);
By Marco Marinellaacquitted;
Di Stefano Maurizio, 1 year and 4 months (suspended sentence);
Faranda Antonino2 years and 5 months (some regulations decided);
Faranda Aurelio Salvatore, 20 years old;
Faranda David3 years and 6 months;
Faranda Emanuele Antonino, 5 years and 6 months;
Faranda Gaetano4 years and 2 months (some regulations decided);
Faranda Gianluca, 3 years and 8 months;
Faranda Massimo Giuseppe7 years and 2 months (decisive acquittals and prescriptions);
Faranda Rosa Maria, acquitted;
Ferrera-Joseph2 years (suspended sentence, some prescribed sentences);
Floridia Innocent, acquitted;
Photos Valentina2 years (the “agreed sentence” was accepted);
Galati Giordano Vincenzo (born 1958), 2 years and 4 months);
Galatians Giordano Vincenzo “lupine”, 19 years and 6 months;
Galati Massaro Santo, 1 year and 4 months (some regulations established);
Galatians Pricchia Daniele2 years and 2 months (excluding aggravating circumstances);
Galati Sardo Emanuele, 3 years and 1 month (some regulations established);
Gliozzo Giuseppinaacquitted;
Gulino Mario was acquitted because he had not committed the crime;
Hila Alfredacquitted (transfer of documents to the public prosecutor);
Linares Roberta, acquitted;
Lombardo Facial Treatment Peter1 year and 7 months (some acquittals and convictions pronounced);
Lupica Spagnolo Francesca, 1 year and 5 months (strong prescriptions);
Spanish Lupica Rosa Maria1 year and 10 months (fixed prescriptions);
Mancuso Catarinella Jessica, 2 years old (the “agreed sentence” was accepted);
Mancuso Christopher Fabioacquitted;
Marino Agostino Antonino, 6 years and 4 months (some acquittals and convictions);
Marine Rosario, 4 years and 3 months (some acquittals and convictions pronounced);
Natoli Giuseppe, 3 years and 5 months;
Paternity Barbino Antonino Angeloacquitted;
Pirriatore Massimo, 1 year and 2 months (partial acquittal);
Pruiti Elena1 year and 6 months (some regulations, mitigating circumstances, suspended sentence);
Protopope Francis, 7 years and 6 months (in “continuation” with another sentence);
Royal Angelamaria1 year and 6 months (with extenuating circumstances);
Rizzo Scaccia Danilo, 1 year and 2 months (partial acquittal);
Scinardo Tenghi Giuseppe3 years and 2 months (some regulations decided);
Scinardo Giuseppina, 2 years (suspended sentence);
Spasaro Angelica Giusy10 months (suspended sentence);
Spasaro Giuseppe Natale, prescription;
Antonia Strang3 years and 2 months (decisive acquittals and prescriptions);
Talamo Mirko, 2 years and 3 months;
Savior of Newfoundlandacquitted;
Old John, 5 years and 5 months (some prescriptions determined);
Singing Lessons Carmelinoacquitted.