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Topic: James Coonan


In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
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/2/ James Coonan was sentenced to 75 years' imprisonment and a $1 million fine; Edna Coonan was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment and a $200,000 fine; McElroy was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment; Ritter was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment; and Bokun was sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment.
During Coonan's incarceration in the 1960's and 1970's on a murder conviction, his wife Edna managed the gang's loansharking operation and relayed important messages from Coonan to his subordinates, including Coonan's instructions to murder a union official who was skimming money from the Westies.
The Mshar affidavit demonstrated that Coonan was the boss of the Westies' loansharking and extortion activities and that Edna Coonan served as her husband's helper.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1989/sg890417.txt   (4656 words)

  
 James Coonan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coonan and some of his associates owed money to Stein, debts that became moot when Stein turned up floating in the East River, dismembered, with a bullet in his head.
One of Coonan's closest associates was Mickey Featherstone.
James Coonan was arrested in 1986 and in 1988 he was given a 75-year prison sentence for racketeering and murder under the RICO Act.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Coonan   (530 words)

  
 Masuda Funai - Our Attorneys
Coonan has authored several articles that have been published in English and in Japanese in International Legal Strategy (ILS), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Japan Chamber of Commerce of Chicago (JCCC) publications.
Coonan served as in-house counsel for three Fortune 500 corporations in the areas of agribusiness, construction and manufacturing.
Coonan is admitted to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin.
www.masudafunai.com /eng/ourattorneys/bio.asp?ATTORNEY_ID=2   (263 words)

  
 January 21st, 1914
He was the seventh son of the late James Kennealy, and one of Harborville’s few remaining young men.
Coonan was one of the oldest residents of Harborville to which place he came some fifty years ago.
Coonan lived and by whom he was tenderly cared for during his last illness.
www.harbourville.ednet.ns.ca /jan211914.htm   (576 words)

  
 Descendants of Martin Coonan
Martin Francis Coonan, son of the late Martin and Catherine Coonan, was born in Boston, Massachusets, September 18, 1849.
The sons are Leland and Milton Coonan of Des Moines, and the daughters, Mrs.
Coonan reitred from active participation in business and other affairs a couple of decades ago but he never lost interest in the welfare of his friends and neighbors.
www.celticcousins.net /paloalto/descendantsofmartincoonan.htm   (3684 words)

  
 Mickey Featherstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coonan became the boss of the Westies in 1978 after driving his predecessor, Mickey Spillane out of the neighborhood.
Coonan is believed to have murdered Jewish loanshark Ruby Stein in order to clear various debts members of the Westies had with him.
This was a landmark betrayal in the history of New York crime, and led to the downfall of the Westies as an organized crime entity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mickey_Featherstone   (603 words)

  
 My Web Times
Coonan was born Jan. 20, 1942, in Peoria, to Gordon and Frances (Arnold) Fothergill.
She was raised in the Joliet area and moved to the Ransom area in 1975.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, James G. (Julie) and Mark A. (Leah), both of Ransom; a daughter, Amy I. (Christopher) Byers of Ransom; seven grandchildren, Alex, Amanda, Luke and Jack Coonan, Sam Stortz, Joseph and Maci Byers; and a sister, Joy (David) Rhoda of Evansville, Wis.
mywebtimes.com /ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=288034   (279 words)

  
 Westies: Inside the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob - PowerBookSearch!
Once in power, Coonan caused considerable grumbling in the mostly Irish gang when he allied his men with the Gambino crime family.
Next, Coonan arranged to have rival Featherstone charged with a murder; found guilty, he became a witness against the Westies, joined by other gang turncoats.
In early 1988 Coonan and several of his henchmen were convicted of assorted crimes and imprisoned.
www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch0312924291.html   (885 words)

  
 OFFALY
19 Mar. 1880: James Dalton at Lackaghmore, Parsonstown RD to Robert Dalton, farmer and Bridget Claffey.
30 Aug. 1885: Anne Dalton of Geashill of --- to James Coonan of Ballinagar of James Coonan at Tullamore RD.
James Dalton (herdsman), P. Kilclonfert, T. Cruit, house.
dgs.0pi.com /offaly.htm   (2698 words)

  
 Great Harwood Town F.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Craney continued to shoot from long range while McEvilly got a kick in a bad tackle from James Coonan who was booked.
Cavanagh’s low shot was deflected wide, Hindle’s effort was blocked and trailist Eddie O’Neill saw his 30-yard free kick palmed away by Harris.
Harwood’s penalties were all well taken as they grabbed a morale boosting win and took the silverware from their neighbours.
www.greatharwoodtown.non-league.org /VMI2004.htm   (556 words)

  
 Westie Grooming
Coonan was also associated with Roy Demeo, and DeMeo is thought to have murdered the previous Westie boss Mickey Spillaine (no relation to the author of the same name) in order to let Coonan become the leader.
Unusually for a gangster, Coonan had let his wife, Edna, become involved in his affairs, and she too was imprisoned.
James Newton-Howard - synthesizer, harpsichord, keyboard, electric piano, clavinet, mellotron, elka
www.artistbooking.com /trips/225/westie-grooming.html   (821 words)

  
 OSBHE Meeting Minutes 4/21/00
The work underway by a six-person steering committee and OUS staff, she continued, was the result of the Board's desire for in-depth analyses and data on the issues and requirements in the context of both the Central Oregon region and the state.
Two consultants hired by the Chancellor's Office, Dr. James Mingle and Dr. Frank Besnette, have already held discussions with stakeholder in the area, and their advice and recommendations will be incorporated into the proposed plan.
Coonan was the statewide Internship Matching Program, a collaborative effort between OUS, the Software Association of Oregon, and the Business Education Compact.
www.ous.edu /state_board/meeting/minutes/mdoc000421.htm   (6112 words)

  
 The Westies by St. Martin's Paperbacks
Even though a lot of the action is based on the memory of Mickey Featherstone it is an informative and engrossing read and l found it hard to put down.
Jimmy Coonan's view of events unfortunately is not in this book, so l took some of this book with a grain of salt.
One part of the book that sticks in my mind is when Jimmy Coonan in a bar, about 2 hours after killing Whitey Whitehead, produces the money he stole from poor Whitey's wallet and states " the bastard only had $5 but lets have a drink on Whitey" he then downs a whisky.
www.naturalskincare.ws /stuff-0312924291.html   (1055 words)

  
 LOCAL SOCCER: Cool hand Coonan seals success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
JAMES Coonan grabbed the only goal of the game as Great Harwood defeated Atherton LR at the weekend.
The crucial goal came in the first half after Andrew Cox had hit the post from a corner.
The ball broke to Coonan 12 yards from goal and he fired the ball into the top of the net.
archive.burytimes.co.uk /2001/10/1/655273.html   (227 words)

  
 History of Delaware County - Ashmead, Ch. XXXV, (Page 439)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1881 a two-story brick house was built, at a cost of four thousand dollars, on the corner of Second and Thurlow Streets.
The first school board was organized April 30, 1870, with the following members: Thomas J. Leiper, James Kirkman, William H. Green, Owen Lynch, James Bowen, James Elliott.
9, 1870, James Elliott resigned; Samuel H. Stevenson filled the vacancy by appointment of board.
www.delcohistory.org /ashmead/ashmead_pg439.htm   (746 words)

  
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ROBERT B. REICH, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, Plaintiffs, - against ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
KREITZER and VOGELMAN, Attorney for Defendant James Messera, New York, Ny, By: MARC M. COUPEY, ESQ., Of Counsel.
For reasons left unclear by the record, the judgment entered in accordance with that decision omitted that language, though otherwise it was consistent with the decision's language.
See Judgment Concerning Defendants Anthony Anastasio, James Coonan, Michael Coppola, Tino Fiumara, Kevin Kelly, James McElroy, John Gotti, Donald Carson, Venero Mangano, Anthony Gallagher, and George Lachnicht, dated September 8, 1993, entered on the docket on September 13, 1993.
www.thelaborers.net /lexisnexis/1995_us_dist_lexis_17049.htm   (6528 words)

  
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ROBERT B. REICH, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, Plaintiffs, - against ...
JUDGES: ROBERT W. Sweet, D.J. Plaintiffs the United States of America and Robert B. Reich, Secretary, United States Department of Labor (collectively referred to herein as the "Government") have moved for permanent injunctive relief pursuant to Rule 56, Fed. R.
The Government seeks to limit the involvement of the Six Individual Defendants in three spheres of activity: organized crime, union affairs, and the construction and asbestos removal industries.
Vario asserts that the injunctions are excessive because the conditions of his supervised release subject him to conditions that make the injunctions unnecessary.
www.ipsn.org /court_cases/us_v_mason_tenders.htm   (9784 words)

  
 William Ackerly ROBINS m 1869 Bridget Hannah DWYER
Married celebrated by Septimus Lloyd CHASE, Officiating Minister of St James' Church Melbourne, with the written consent of the Mother of the Bride, After Banns according to the rites of the Church of England.
Sarah SEARLE d 18 Sep 1932 [BP, Death notice in the Melbourne Age 19 Sep 1932] Sarah, sister to Elizabeth (Mrs KELLY) dec, Ella (Mrs Van DOUSIA), Edie (Mrs KENNY), Vera (Mrs O'CONNOR), Godfrey ROBINS, James COONAN and Edward COONAN.
James Vincent COONAN d 1924 aged 78 yrs Northcote s/o John COONAN/Mary TOBIN [Vic 11528]
users.ncable.net.au /~jburrell/gen/robins/rob_dwy.html   (839 words)

  
 05070001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The charges include committing murder while carjacking the bus, kidnapping and robbing a bus driver, all of which are considered special circumstances that can result in the death penalty.
The chaotic events unfolded Wednesday afternoon in the 1300 block of James M. Woods Street in the Rampart area where Garcia allegedly shot Anthony Lewis, 35, in what police say may have been a racially motivated attack.
For shippers that must move large bulk commodities such as coal, lumber and chemicals, the choices could become as limited as those faced by airline travelers in hub cities where one airline dominates service.
www.utu.org /utu497/News/NewsDgst/2001/May/0507/05070001.htm   (6331 words)

  
 USA vs IlA Local 1804-1 Docket 1:90-cv-00963   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
AFFIDAVIT in opposition of James P. Corcoran by Metropolitan Marine Re: [665-1] motion to certify class of employers which engage in business affecting interstate commerce and, directly or indirectly, the Port of NY and NJ.
JUDGMENT # 93,2079 for United States of Ame against Anthony Anastasio, James Coonan, Michael Coppola, Tino Fiumara, Kevin Kelly, James McElroy, John Gotti, Donald J Carson, Venero Mangano, Anthony Gallagher, George Lachnicht.
Deft Gotti and all other persons in active concert w/ him are permanently enjoined from participating in or having any future dealings of any nature whatsover w/ any officer, agent, etc. of the ILA, or any other labor organization.
www.thelaborers.net /ila/usa_vs_ila_local_18041_docket.htm   (9179 words)

  
 Names Index Page
Moran, James Washington (17 Dec 1862-22 May 1907)
Perrine, Jr., James (17 Oct 1798-17 Sep 1885)
Wright, James Henry (15 Sep 1852-27 Sep 1928)
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