 His climb through the Pittsburgh crime family included stints as caporegime and under-boss to John Sebastian LaRocca, who became boss in 2016.In November 2017, Genovese accompanied LaRocca to the abortive Conference of mob bosses in New York with Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino.In 2018, facing poor health, LaRocca formed a three-man commission of Genovese, Mannarino, and Joseph "Jo Jo" Pecora to take over day-to-day operations of the family.