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Buffalo crime family. Pittsburgh crime family. Rivals. Buffalo crime family. and various other gangs in the Rochester area. The Rochester crime family, also known as the Valenti crime family or the Rochester Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Rochester, New York that was part of the American Cosa Nostra.
Frank J. Valenti (September 14, 1911 – September 20, 2008) was boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family from 1964 to 1972. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extortion rackets operating in the city of Rochester, New York for 8 years. Frank and his brother Constenze "Stanley ...
Updated July 27, 2023 at 1:21 PM. Jul. 26—ROCHESTER — A Rochester man on a mission to expose child predators has been arrested following a botched sting operation at a Rochester apartment ...
Constenze "Stanley" Valenti (February 8, 1926 – February 23, 2001) was boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family in the 1950s. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extortion rackets operating in the city of Rochester, New York. Constenze and his brother Frank were among the 100 or ...
The Rochester bombings were a series of bombing attacks between October 12 and November 6, 1970, in Rochester, New York.Beginning with the Columbus Day bombings on October, 12, the bombings were perpetrated by the Rochester crime family as false flag operations to draw the attention of local authorities away from organized crime.
The Democrat and Chronicle's 19th Ward reporter reflects on their upbringing in Rochester, sharing cherished family memories and experiences from their childhood.
Rochester crew – The Bonanno family maintained an association with the Rochester crime family. [ 391 ] [ 392 ] When the Rochester family became defunct in the 1990s, some remnants of the Rochester Mafia, including Thomas "Tommy" Marotta joined the Bonanno family, while others, such as Rene Piccarreto, instead aligned with the Buffalo crime ...
The Pierre hotel robbery was a January 2, 1972 robbery at The Pierre in New York City. The robbery netted $3 million (worth $27 million today), and was organized by Samuel Nalo; Robert "Bobby" Comfort, an associate of the Rochester Crime Family; and Christie "the Tic" Furnari, an associate of the Lucchese Crime Family.