1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁government ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁over ▁the ▁mis use ▁of ▁European ▁Union ▁funds . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁four ▁months ▁for ▁ab use ▁of ▁office ▁and ▁mis re presentation . ▁ ▁Roc co ▁Sal ini ▁returned ▁to ▁politics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁For za ▁Italia ▁regional ▁council or . ▁He ▁was ▁next ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health , ▁under ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i , ▁for ▁just ▁one ▁month . ▁▁ ▁Sal ini ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Ch iet i ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 5 ▁after ▁being ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁about ▁one ▁month . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Br una , ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁V inc en zo ▁and ▁Lu isa . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Ab ru z zo ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁( Ital y ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁phys icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century