He was one of the most well known faces in the crack cocaine scandal that plagued late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and he was also a driver and even a friend of the mayor.
Now, Alexander "Sandro" Lisi is running for school trustee in TDSB Ward 1, encompassing the Smithfield, Rexdale and Dixon neighbourhoods of northwest Toronto - the area where Lisi resides.
His lawyer Dominic Basile - the same lawyer who is representing former Blue Jays Roberto Osuna - confirmed to CP24 Saturday afternoon that Lisi was in the running.
He's up against nine other candidates, while incumbent Avtar Minhas has decided not to run again.
Lisi has a criminal record and served jail time in relation to behaviour against an intimate partner and a woman with whom he had romantic interests well over a decade ago.
He was also charged with extortion in connection to the infamous video which showed the late Ford smoking what appeared to be crack cocaine.
Those charges were dropped two years ago by the crown.
- With files from CP24