A well known figure of organized crime in Milan, Giusepe "Pepè" Flachi, 70, recently died of Parkinson's disease in a clinic where he was under house arrest for treatment. Born in Reggio Calabria on October 19, 1951 but raised in the northern suburbs of Milan, Flachi experienced all stages of the underworld in the Lombard capital.
With his friend the boss Franco Coco Trovato, from Lecco, Flachi was one of the first Calabrian mobsters of importance to impose themselves in Lombardi. He manages drug trafficking in an 'Ndrangheta-Camorra alliance.
Arrested on Italian demand in the Cannes region in November 1991 for a deadly settling of scores, Flachi was extradited to Italy in 1995 and remained imprisoned until his release in 2010. On his release, the boss suffered from Parkinson's and was given as "finished". However, he is back in the criminal world: Flachi was again arrested in March 2011, with his son and right-hand man Davide, for racketeering.
"Pepè" Flachi is sentenced to 20 years and 4 months in prison in this case. The former "Boss of Comasina" ends his days between prison and the hospice.