TRUPIANO FACES 12 YEARS IN PRISON
From Chicago Tribune wires.
March 6, 1986
Reputed St. Louis crime leader Matthew Trupiano Jr. has been found guilty of violating federal gambling laws and faces a
prison sentence of up to 12 years and a possible $170,000 fine.
Also convicted after an eight-day trial was Frank Parrino, 53,
Trupiano`s alleged lieutenant, who faces up to 10 years in prison and a $120,000 fine.
Trupiano, 47, is president of Laborers Union Local 110 in St. Louis. He also faces trial
under a federal indictment in East St. Louis, Ill., alleging that he conspired to extort
money from nightclubs and massage parlors.
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