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Criminal organization
Rochester crime family
Founded
1950s
Founder
Buffalo crime family
Founding location
Rochester, New York, United States
Years active
1950s–1993[1]
Territory
Primarily Monroe County, with additional territory throughout Western New York
Ethnicity
Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Activities
Racketeering, loansharking, extortion, prostitution and gambling
Allies
Buffalo, Bonanno and Pittsburgh crime families
Rivals
Buffalo crime family and other various gangs
The Rochester crime family or Rochester Mafia was a criminal organization based in Rochester, New York that was part of the American Cosa Nostra.
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