Pittsburgh crime family
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The Pittsburgh crime family,[4] also known as the LaRocca crime family[5] or Pittsburgh Mafia, is an Italian American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][6] The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 mafia families in the United States.[7] In 2021, the boss Thomas "Sonny" Ciancutti died, he was also the last known made member of the family.[8]
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Founded | 1888; 136 years ago (1888) |
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Founder | Salvatore "Banana King" Catanzaro |
Named after | Sebastian "Big John" LaRocca |
Founding location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Years active | c.1888–present |
Territory | Primarily Pittsburgh (especially in New Kensington, Arnold and Bloomfield), with additional territory throughout Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Eastern Ohio.[1] |
Ethnicity | Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates |
Activities | Racketeering, murder, loansharking, extortion and gambling |
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Rivals | Various gangs in the Pittsburgh area |
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