Former Fiorentina President Vittorio Cecchi Gori has been arrested for fraudulent bankruptcy and is reportedly already in prison for an eight-year sentence.
According to news agency Ansa, SkyTG24 and more, the 77-year-old was taken in by the authorities yesterday after losing the final stage of his appeal process.
The various cases brought against him came to eight years, five months and 26 days behind bars, but that had all been postponed pending both appeals and his health status.
Former Fiorentina President Vittorio Cecchi Gori has been arrested for fraudulent bankruptcy and is reportedly already in prison for an eight-year sentence.
According to news agency Ansa, SkyTG24 and more, the 77-year-old was taken in by the authorities yesterday after losing the final stage of his appeal process.
The various cases brought against him came to eight years, five months and 26 days behind bars, but that had all been postponed pending both appeals and his health status.
Cecchi Gori had emergency surgery in 2017 for a stroke, then peritonitis in September 2019.
This legal battle has been dragging on since 2008 following the collapse of his cinema company Safin.
Even before that, Cecchi Gori was the President of Fiorentina from 1993-2002, resulting in the bankruptcy of the club.