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An 85-year-old former New England Mafia boss who was convicted of killing a nightclub owner in 1993 to keep him from talking to authorities was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

Mafia boss Guiseppe Fanara, 60 (pictured), who was serving a life sentence at Rome's Rebibbia prison, attacked seven guards in June and allegedly bit one of their fingers off during a cell inspection.

It was also the birthplace of real mafia bosses Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. Riina and Provenzano were both eventually captured, having spent many years on the run.