Nicola Schiavone joins the trial against Nicola Cosentino and 20 other people involved in the investigation into ties between politicians and the Casalesi clan. A dramatic turn of events occurred during the appeal hearing in the "The Prince and the Dancer" investigation, which saw the 21 defendants who chose the ordinary trial process appear in the dock, including the former Undersecretary of the Treasury, who was sentenced to five years in prison in the first instance.
The DDA prosecutor has requested that the eldest son of Casalesi boss Francesco Sandokan, who has been speaking with magistrates since July, be heard at the next hearing, scheduled for February. Statements will be filed in the coming days, and the judges will then evaluate the Schiavone scion's entry into the appeals proceedings. According to the prosecution, Cosentino, having been a political figure for the Casalesi clan, was involved in the construction of a shopping center, which was never built, and was promoted by the Camorra. He also sought a €5 million loan from Unicredit to Nicola Di Caterino's Vian, the company that was to build the center. The meeting for the disbursement of the funds, which never materialized, reportedly took place in Rome's Via Bari branch on February 7, 2007. In the first instance, the judges handed down 13 convictions and 8 acquittals. Along with Cosentino, Nicola Di Caterino was sentenced to 11 years, Gaetano Iorio to 9 years, Stefano Di Rauso to 9 years, Mauro La Rossa to 7 years, Cristoforo Zara to 5 years, Caterina Corvino to 4 years, Rossano Tirabassi to 4 years, Gennaro Abbruzzese to 4 years, Stefania Porcellini to 2 years and 8 months, Claudio Angeli to 2 years and 8 months, and Marco Galante to 2 years. The defense team includes, among others, lawyers Giuseppe Stellato, Stefano Montone, and De Caro.
Gustavo Gentile
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