(ANSA) - PALERMO, JANUARY 30 - The Carabinieri del Ros are searching the homes of Maria Mesi, former lover of boss Matteo Messina Money, and of her brother Francesco in Bagheria.
Both have been investigated in the past for having favored the mafia boss's abscond.
Francesco Mesi negotiated the sentence.
The woman was arrested on June 14, 2000. Together with her, two other people ended up in prison accused of being holders of the rental contract of an apartment in which Messina Denaro was hiding in Aspra, in the Palermo area.
MariaMesi was sentenced in the first and second degree for aggravated aiding and abetting the mafia.
The Cassation canceled the aggravating circumstance arguing that her sentimental relationship with the boss excluded the facilitation of Cosa Nostra.
Investigators found several love letters that the mafia boss and the woman had exchanged.
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