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Aug 24, 2023 · As head of the notorious Westies, he terrorized Hell’s Kitchen and beyond – now an ailing James “Jimmy” Coonan, 76, wants to be released… and to live in New Jersey. At a hearing on Friday in the Southern District of New York District Court, Coonan’s lawyers asked for his remaining term of imprisonment to be modified to home ...
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James Michael Coonan (born December 21, 1946) is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who served as the boss of the Westies gang, an Irish mob group based in Hell's Kitchen, from approximately 1977 to 1988. Coonan was incarcerated and began serving a 75-year prison term in 1988.
Jimmy Coonan was a notorious Irish-American gangster who led the Westies, a small but violent organized crime syndicate based in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Under his leadership, the Westies engaged in extortion, drug trafficking, and murder, terrorizing the local community for years.
James Michael Coonan (born December 21, 1946) is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who served as the boss of the Westies gang, an Irish mob group based in Hell's Kitchen, from approximately 1977 to 1988. Coonan was incarcerated and began serving a 75-year prison term in 1988.
Home » Crime Library » Organized Crime » James Coonan. James Coonan was born December 21, 1946 in Manhattan, New York. The son of an accountant for famous mobsters, Coonan was no stranger to the criminal lifestyle. When Coonan was 18 his father was kidnapped by local mobster Mickey Spillane.
Anthony Salerno, a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, wanted the center for himself and reached an agreement with Jimmy Coonan. If Coonan became boss, Salerno would run the construction site and give Coonan a taste of the proceeds.
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Apr 5, 1987 · Coonan, who was blond, chubby and, like Featherstone, as innocent-looking as a choirboy, was known and feared on the West Side as a murderer and kidnapper, as well as the bodyguard and apprentice...
