Giovanni Luppino, an agricultural entrepreneur from Campobello di Mazara who was the mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro's chauffeur and was caught alongside him on January 16, 2023 at a Palermo clinic, was sentenced to 9 years and 3 months in jail. The accused, charged with mafia involvement, was present in Palermo's courthouse when the sentence was read. The prosecution requested a sentence of 14 years and 4 months in jail. Judge Cristina Lo Bue also ordered the prohibition of public offices and 5,000 euros in provisional damages for the common civil parties Campobello and Castelvetrano. The remaining civil parties will get a provisional payment of €3,000 each.
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