He was seized on the streets of Milan in 2003 , transferred to Egypt and tortured , he says . U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in 2009 . The case against him centered on the alleged use of a military computer to spy for Israel. ANSA : Italy 's president pardoned Romano to solve `` a situation of great delicacy ''
U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in 2009 . The case against him centered on the alleged use of a military computer to spy for Israel. ANSA : Italy 's president pardoned Romano to solve `` a situation of great delicacy ''