Teacher linked to Messina Denaro convicted in Mafia trial

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 5 - Palermo preliminary hearings judge (GUP) Paolo Magro on Tuesday sentenced Laura Bonafede, a teacher in the Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara who allegedly cohabited for years with the late Cosa Nostra superboss Matteo Messina Denaro, to 11 years and four months in prison on charges of Mafia association.
    The teacher, who is the daughter of a local boss, was initially accused of aiding and abetting, a charge later switched to Mafia association.
    According to prosecutors, the woman and her daughter Martina lived for years with the Cosa Nostra superboss when he was wanted by authorities, helping him hide and communicate with members of the crime syndicate.
    Messina Denaro, 61, 'Cosa Nostra's last boss', died in September 2023 after being caught following 30 years on the run in Palermo in January 2023. (ANSA).