Convicted to seven years in prison in the Imam Rapito affair Jeffrey W. Castelli

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castelli cia station chief in rome @ time of kidnapping of egyptian cleric hassan mustafa osama nasr on february 17, 2003, , among 26 u.s. nationals (and 1 of few confirmed identities) subsequently indicted italian authorities involvement in in italian press referred imam rapito (or kidnapped cleric ) affair.


on february 4, 2013, castelli convicted 7 years in prison, milan court., along 3 other cia officials. none of convicted officials present @ trial , none of them have been extradited italy later.








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