Auctioneer in Simpson case has a rap sheet

Thomas J. Riccio, who has emerged as a central figure in the armed robbery case against former football great O.J. Simpson and three other men, has a string of felony convictions spanning two decades, court records show.

Riccio is the Corona-based auctioneer who arranged the meeting in a Las Vegas hotel room during which Simpson and several cohorts allegedly barged in with guns and commandeered sports memorabilia, personal photos and other items Simpson said were stolen from him by a former agent.

 Riccio further enmeshed himself in the case by secretly tape-recording the raucous encounter at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino and selling the tape for an undisclosed sum to the celebrity website TMZ.com. On Tuesday evening, he discussed his role in the case with CNN’s Larry King.

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