Vito Roberto Palazzolo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vito Roberto Palazzolo

Italian businessman

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Terrasini, Sicily, Italy

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Vito Roberto Palazzolo (Italian pronunciation: ['vi?to ro'b?rto palat'ts??lo]; born July 31, 1947) is an Italian businessman previously living in South Africa.
Born in Terrasini, he moved to South Africa in the mid-1980s.
He also goes by the name Robert von Palace Kolbatschenko.
He is alleged to be a member of the Sicilian Mafia, an allegation he denies.
In March 2009, the highest court in Italy confirmed a 2006 nine-year sentence for association with the Mafia.
He is alleged to be a Mafia treasurer linked to Bernardo Provenzano, the Mafia boss arrested in April 2006 in Corleone, Sicily, and his predecessor Salvatore Riina, both serving life sentences in Italian jails.
Palazzolo maintains his innocence and claims that he has been persecuted by the Italian government, the press, lawyers, politicians, and "opportunists" for the last 19 years.
On March 30, 2012 Palazzolo was arrested by Interpol at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.