Always Pregnant to Avoid Prison: 'Madame Theft' Sentenced to 25 Years

Like Sophia Loren in the film "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," she consistently avoided prison because she was always pregnant. But this time, prison has opened for "Madame Furto," the 32-year-old Bosnian national known in Rome for her long career as a pickpocket. She has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison. Madame Furto was arrested last March by a Carabinieri patrol from the Via Vittorio Veneto station, who served her with a concurrent sentence, issued against her by the Rome Court, for 42 thefts. The related sentences were never served due to her various pregnancies and the numerous young children she had to care for. She was also found to be pregnant in March, and for this reason, the judicial authorities decided to postpone the execution until the date of her birth. In the meantime, the sentence has become enforceable. Yesterday, the Carabinieri at the Quirinale station noticed her wandering suspiciously among the passengers passing through Termini station and stopped her. At the station, they notified her of the order that sent her to Rebibbia prison. She faces a total sentence of 25 years, 7 months, and 7 days.