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Born in the Sicily in 1899, Frank Coppola arrived in Detroit in 1926 and established himself as an invaluable member of the Detroit underworld. Coppola masked his criminal activities by establishing a string of successful legitimate enterprises. A renowned womanizer, Frankie Fingers struck up a relationship with a young attractive member of the Teamsters union clerical staff by the name of Sylvia Pagano. Pagano was friendly with an up and comer in the labor business known as Jimmy Hoffa.

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  • Frank Coppola
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  • Born in the Sicily in 1899, Frank Coppola arrived in Detroit in 1926 and established himself as an invaluable member of the Detroit underworld. Coppola masked his criminal activities by establishing a string of successful legitimate enterprises. A renowned womanizer, Frankie Fingers struck up a relationship with a young attractive member of the Teamsters union clerical staff by the name of Sylvia Pagano. Pagano was friendly with an up and comer in the labor business known as Jimmy Hoffa.
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  • Born in the Sicily in 1899, Frank Coppola arrived in Detroit in 1926 and established himself as an invaluable member of the Detroit underworld. Coppola masked his criminal activities by establishing a string of successful legitimate enterprises. A renowned womanizer, Frankie Fingers struck up a relationship with a young attractive member of the Teamsters union clerical staff by the name of Sylvia Pagano. Pagano was friendly with an up and comer in the labor business known as Jimmy Hoffa. Pagano introduced Hoffa to Coppola who arranged an introduction with Santo Perrone, Angelo Meli and other members of the Detroit mob during the early 1930s. With the help of Perrone "then the foremost strikebreaker in the area," and Coppola, Hoffa was able establish the Teamsters as a powerful labor union on a par with the AFL-CIO. In exchange for their help, Jimmy offered up Detroit's trucking industry to the mob. Coppola was instrumental in Hoffa's rise through the labor ranks offering support once again when the Teamsters made their big push forcing the AFL-CIO out of Detroit in 1941. He was also closely associated with the St. Louis crime family, particularly Anthony Giordano. During this time leadership of organized crime in St. Louis was sketchy at best during the late 1940s. Believed to be running the family were Anthony Lopiparo, Frank "Three Fingers" Coppola, and Ralph "Shorty Ralph" Caleca. Coppola had been involved in the drug trade in Detroit and New Orleans. Coppola was groomed for his rise to the top by St. Louis crime boss Anthony Lopiparo along with Anthony Giordano. Coppola's activities soon led to him being placed on the FBI's list of undesirable criminals and was soon deported back to his birthplace near Partininco, Sicily in 1948. Coppola's departure would provide the Detroit and St. Louis outfit's with a golden opportunity to expand their influence and involvement in the sale and importation of heroin.
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