Rockford crime family

Rockford crime family
Foundedc. 1920 (1920)
FounderAntonio Musso
Named afterJoseph Zammuto
Founding locationRockford, Illinois, United States
Years activec.1920–2005
TerritoryPrimarily the Rockford metropolitan area, with additional territory throughout Northern Illinois
EthnicityItalians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
ActivitiesRacketeering, gambling, bookmaking, loan sharking, extortion, armed robbery, bribery, assault, and murder
Allies
RivalsVarious gangs in the Rockford area

The Rockford crime family, also known as the Zammuto crime family or the Rockford Mafia, was an Italian American Mafia crime family based in Rockford, Illinois. In 1960, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that the Rockford family had remained an independent crime family, even though they were within close distance to the powerful Chicago Outfit.