Daniel O'Leary (mobster)
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Daniel J. "Danny" O'Leary (January 30, 1900 - August 15, 1928) was an Irish Philadelphia mobster involved in bootlegging who, a rival of Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff throughout Prohibition, would struggle for dominance among the many gangs of Philadelphia's underworld.[citation needed] His death, only six days after his participation in the gangland slaying of Hugh "Hughie" McLoon, would mark the beginning of gang wars during the late 1920s eventually leading to a Special August Grand Jury investigating corruption and influence of organized crime in the city.[1][additional citation(s) needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Murder of Hugh McLoon and the 1928 Special August Grand Jury". exhibitions.library.temple.edu. Temple University. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
Further reading
[edit]- English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5