(ANSA) - Florence, September 13 - Controversial former
Berlusconi ally Denis Verdini on Thursday got five and a half
years in jail for the fraudulent bankruptcy of publishing
company Società Toscana di Edizioni (STE).
Massimo Parisi, a former MP in Silvio Berlusconi's Forza
Italia (FI) party, got five years.
Both men have been banned from holding office in perpetuity.
Three STE managers got three years each.
Verdini is a former FI heavyweight who broke off to form his
own centrist party.
Verdini gets 5 1/2 yrs for STE bankruptcy
Parisi gets 5 yrs