▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁her ▁parents . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁initially ▁employed ▁by ▁Oliv etti , ▁but ▁was ▁subsequently ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁She ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁conv iction ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁conv icted ▁for ▁multiple ▁cr imes : ▁▁ ▁For ▁ra ck ete ering ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁under ▁the ▁R ack ete er ▁In fl uen ced ▁and ▁Cor rupt ▁Organ izations ▁Act ▁( R IC O ) ▁stat utes ▁for ▁her ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Liber ation ▁Army . ▁ ▁For ▁consp iring ▁to ▁commit ▁two ▁arm ored ▁tr uck ▁rob ber ies . ▁ ▁For ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁break ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁murder ▁conv ict ▁and ▁Black ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁leading ▁figure ▁Ass ata ▁Sh ak ur , ▁a . k . a . ▁Jo anne ▁Ch es im ard . ▁ ▁For ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court ▁after ▁ref using ▁to ▁surrender ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 th ▁Commun ist ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 4 3 ▁years :