Ilda Boccassini

Ilda Boccassini (born 7 December 1949) is an Italian retired magistrate. She is sometimes known as "Ilda la rossa" .

Life and career Boccassini was born in Naples on 7 December 1949. Boccassini obtained her law degree at the University of Naples Federico II in 1979, and she began working at the Brescia and Milan public prosecutor's offices the same year. Much of Boccassini's career involved the prosecution of organized crime in Italy, prominently working alongside Giovanni Falcone.