Marcello Dell'Utri is a former Italian politician. He is best known for being a senior advisor to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, of whom he became a secretary in his early 20s and since the
Mugshot of La Cosa Nostra member Vittorio Mangano. From 1973 to 1975, Mangano was hired as stable keeper at the Villa San Martino owned by Berlusconi in Arcore. During an interview on 8 April 2008, Dell'Utri described Mangano as a "hero".
Dell'Utri during his trial for Mafia association. He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison, plus a life ban from public office, ex Art. 416 § 1, 4, and 6 c.p.