In February 2007, Rotolo's assets worth €30 million were seized. Most of the assets were in name of frontmen. On January 21, 2008, the Palermo Court sentenced Rotolo to 20 year in prison. Because Rotolo chose to be tried under a special short procedure, he gets a 1/3 reduction on his sentence, effectively shortening it to 13 years and 2 months. He was indicted on February 7, 2008, in Operation Old Bridge against the Gambinos in New York and their connections in Palermo, involved in drug trafficking.