[4] Due to her job as a judicial reporter and for her activity against the Camorra, she has been repeatedly threatened with death over the years and for this she is forced to live under guard.

[5] Despite protection, in October 2008, raiders broke into her home and stole a plaque she had been awarded earlier this year in honour of her campaigning journalism.

[6] Cappachione was a candidate on the Democratic Party's list in the southern constituency in the 2009 European elections.

[8][9] In November 2013, Cappachione branded footballer Mario Balotelli 'an imbecile' for refusing to rule out links with the Italian mafia ahead of the World Cup qualifier between Italy and Armenia.

[11][12] She was not re-nominated for the 2018 Italian general election, as she was excluded from the Democratic Party lists.