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John Patrick Looney : ウィキペディア英語版 | John Patrick Looney John Patrick Looney (1865–1947) was a gangster in the Rock Island, Illinois area during the early 20th century. He began his career as a successful lawyer, but soon became involved in illegal activity. At the height of his power he controlled much of the gambling, prostitution, illegal liquor and protection rackets in Rock Island. Through his newspaper ''Rock Island News'', he was able to blackmail and intimidate his opponents. Looney's empire came to an end when he was eventually indicted for murder after a gang war in 1922. He went on the run but was captured two years later. In 1925 he was convicted of murder and numerous other crimes. He served only eight and a half years. ==Background== John Looney, son of Irish immigrants, was born in Ottawa, Illinois.〔Michael Newton, ''Gangsters Encyclopedia'', Anova Books, 2007, pp. 85-87.〕 〔http://www.rigov.org/pdf/CED/brochures/Looneytourbrochure.pdf〕 He studied law and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1889. He practiced with his partner Frank H. Kelly; he had his first real brush with the law in 1897 when he and Kelly were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the city by using inferior materials. The convictions were overturned on appeal.〔 Looney soon ventured into politics, and went on to hold a prominent position in the Democratic Party. He would eventually run for, but lose, election to the Illinois State Legislature.
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