Born Lenine Strollo he came up through the ranks of the Pittsburgh family along with fellow mobster Joey Naples with whom he first operated in Tandem before going to Youngstown, Ohio. Strollo was a cousin of powerful New York mobster Anthony Strollo, known as "Tony Bender". In 1990, Strollo was convicted on gambling charges and sentenced to 14 months in prison. He feared that Naples would take over his rackets. His current status is unknown.