The LaRocca Family Leadership Chart
Few organized crime networks have ever operated as smoothly and internally peaceful as the Mafia Family based in...
The Pittsburgh Mob
The Pittsburgh Mob, also known as the LaRocca Crime Family, was an organized crime Family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It was one of the original 26 Families of Cosa Nostra and one the smallest in comparison to other Mafia Families across the United States. Nonetheless, what eventually became known as the LaRocca Crime Family engaged in most organized crime rackets like gambling, alcohol bootlegging, labor-union racketeering, extortion, jukebox and coin-machine monopoly rackets, police bribery, and political corruption.
Below is a listing of bios and snapshots on Pittsburgh Mob members and associates.
The Mannarino Crew of New Kensington, PA
New Kensington always had a plethora of independent racketeers, but the Mannarino brothers would become the most well-known...
Joseph (Little Joe Ragno) Regino
Joseph Regino was the boss in Johnstown, PA for the Pittsburgh-based LaRocca Family and controlled all racket operations.
Sebastiano Giovanni LaRocca: The Boss of Pittsburgh
Sebastiano (Big John) LaRocca started out as a moonshiner and bootlegger before becoming the boss of the Pittsburgh...
Joseph (JoJo) Pecora
JoJo Pecora got his start in the La Rocca Pittsburgh Family, overseeing the Family's numbers operations for underboss...
Santino (Sandy Naples) DiNapoli
Sandy Naples was known as a “serious guy” in Youngstown, Ohio with a reputation of having done “work”...
Pittsburgh Underboss: Michael (Mike) Genovese
Michael (Mike) Genovese was the underboss of Pittsburgh's LaRocca Family who authorities once described as a "dangerous and...
Antonio (Tony) Ripepi
Antonio (Tony) Ripepi held a position as one of the most senior and important “capo di decina” in...
Joseph (Joe) Sica
Joe Sica was a decades-long inducted member of the Pittsburgh Mafia, serving as a soldier in the Louis...
Mafia Boss Frank Amato
A revered and respected mafia leader, Frank Amato ruled over the Pittsburgh crime family until handing over the...
Lou Volpe – Pittsburgh Mob Pillar
Lou Volpe was a capo in Pittsburgh's LaRocca Crime Family involved in illegal gambling and other rackets during...
A Rare Peek Behind the Curtain of the Pittsburgh Mob
One of the less notorious, yet durable, Cosa Nostra networks to ever operate within the United States was...