Salvini visits Verdini at Florence jail. Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday visited former longtime Silvio Berlusconi aide Denis Verdini.
Verdini, a former senator, is also the father of Salvini's partner Francesca. Verdini was ordered back into prison custody after evading housearrest at a villa near Florence to attend three dinners in Rome. He is serving a six-year sentence for the fraudulent bankruptcy of Credito Cooperativo Fiorentino.