Former Senator Denis Verdini's
conviction for fraudulent bankruptcy in the case of
local-newspaper publisher STE was upheld along with the related
jail term of fives years, six months by a Florence appeals court
on Tuesday.
The case is one of several faced by the 70-year-old, who was a
close ally of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi before he broke away
from Forza Italia to form his own now-defunct party in 2015.
Verdini is currently serving a term of to six and half years in
relation to the bankruptcy of the Credito Cooperativo Fiorentino
bank.
On Tuesday the Florence appeals court also upheld a term of
three years in relation to case for former MP Massimo Parisi.
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