Witness Stand

“She lived under a false name in a secret location in mainland Italy. When the Five Star Movement invited her to run under her real name in 2018, she accepted — and won, on the condition that she remain faceless. Only after the vote did she reveal herself in public.” NYT: She Hid From the Mafia for Decades. Now She Helps People Fight Back. “Piera Aiello was elected to the Italian Parliament after spending almost three decades in a witness protection program.”