The World : Financier Sindona in Coma

Imprisoned financier Michele Sindona, who was once known as “God’s Banker” because of his ties with the Vatican, was reported in a deep coma and near death, two days after being sentenced to a life term for ordering a murder. Sindona, 65, was taken ill as he ate breakfast at a prison in Voghera, Italy. He was reported to have been in a coma on arrival at a nearby hospital, where tests indicated no brain activity. Hospital officials said that antidotes were administered on suspicion that his coma may have been caused by poison, possibly cyanide.