 He was forced to resign from the Ontario Mortgage Corp. and the Ontario Land Corp. At the time of his arrest, Marrese served as director of the Toronto Columbus Lions Club, and vice-president of the Italian-Canadian Benevolent Fund.Marrese worked as a real estate broker following his release.In 1986, he made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the rights for property development on a North York city block surrounded by Yonge, Princess, Empress and Doris Streets.