When Ordine Nuovo was banned in compliance with the law against the reconstitution of the Fascist Party, Digilio built up contacts with the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari. In July 1982 he was jailed for a short time in Venice, after the Bologna massacre, while he was working as a secretary in the Lido di Venezia's shooting range. He migrated to Santo Domingo, where he married and the couple had a daughter. According to Digillio's admissions, during this period he continued to collaborate with the American secret services, while recruiting Cuban exiles to be used against Fidel Castro.