He received an immediate sentence of five years in confinement on the island of Ustica and the following year he received a sentence of 20 years' imprisonment in Turi, near Bari.
Isprva je bio osuđen na 5 godina izgonstva na usamljeni otok Ustica, potom je sljedeće godine osuđen na 20 godina zatvora u Turi pored Barija.