▁in ▁a ▁r ush ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁emer gency ▁measures ▁against ▁the ▁M af ia . ▁ ▁Ant im af ia ▁law ▁The ▁so - called ▁R ogn oni - La ▁Torre ▁Law ▁( named ▁after ▁the ▁back ers ▁of ▁two ▁propos als ▁that ▁were ▁later ▁un ified , ▁the ▁Christian ▁Dem ocrat ▁Minister ▁Virgin io ▁R ogn oni ▁and ▁P io ▁La ▁Torre ) ▁or ▁" Ant im af ia ▁law ", ▁includes ▁two ▁fundamental ▁innov ations : ▁( a ) ▁The ▁introduction ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁system ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁crime , ▁the ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy ; ▁( b ) ▁The ▁possibility ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁to ▁se ize ▁and ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁the ▁goods ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁relatives , ▁partners ▁and ▁coh ab itants ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁five ▁years ▁played ▁a ▁" front ▁man " ▁role ▁or ▁cover - up ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁ma f ia . ▁The ▁R ogn oni - La ▁Torre ▁Law ▁granted ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁bank ▁records ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁follow ▁money ▁tra ils , ▁allowed ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁se ize ▁and ▁conf isc ate ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁conv icted ▁ma f ios i , ▁and ▁defined ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁M af ia ▁as ▁a ▁crime ▁independent ▁of ▁other ▁criminal ▁acts . ▁Instead ▁of ▁just ▁particip ating ▁in ▁M af ia ▁activities , ▁being ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁M af ia ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁was ▁a