Patriarca crime family
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The Patriarca crime family (/ˌpætriˈɑːrkə/, Italian pronunciation: [patriˈarka]), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia or The Office, is an Italian-American Mafia family operating in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the other in Boston, Massachusetts. The family is currently led by Carmen "The Cheese Man" Dinunzio, who is part of the Boston faction. The family is primarily active in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, with other territory throughout New England.
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Founded | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) |
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Founder | Gaspare Messina |
Named after | Raymond Patriarca |
Founding location | Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Years active | c. 1916–present |
Territory | Primarily Rhode Island, Eastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut in New England, with additional territory in Las Vegas and South Florida |
Ethnicity | Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates |
Membership (est.) | 30 made members (2012)[1] |
Activities | Racketeering, gambling, murder, narcotics, waste management, robbery, fencing, loan sharking, extortion, bookmaking, money laundering, smuggling, and fraud |
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