Pantaleone was sentenced to eight months and ten days in prison and to pay court costs' for aggravated defamation in the press of Mattarella. His strong views made him a controversial person also among his supporters, such as the communist mayor of Villalba, Luigi Lumia. Pantaleone died in Palermo, in his nineties.
Pantaleone was convicted and sentenced to eight months and ten days behind bars and ordered to pay court fees for libelous comments against Mattarella. His vocal opinions made him a divisive figure among his supporters, including the communist mayor of Villalba, Luigi Lumia. Pantaleone died in Palermo, at the age of ninety.