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  1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › mayor-william-oThe Mayor and the Mob | Smithsonian

    How did a popular and honest mayor of New York City become a fugitive in Mexico? This article explores the role of organized crime, President Truman and a Brooklyn prosecutor in O'Dwyer's downfall.

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  3. www.afr.com › property › residentialRalan Group chief William O’Dwyer sentenced to four years ...

    Feb 2, 2024 · Former high-flying Sydney and Gold Coast property developer William O’Dwyer was handed a four-year jail term on Friday after pleading guilty to six fraud-related charges in August following the...

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  4. 9now.nine.com.au › a-current-affair › ralan-groupJail time for crooked developer who cheated investors out of ...

    Ralan Group Director William O'Dwyer was today handed a four-year prison sentence. (Nine) Hundreds of investors bought into the Ralan dream. It was one of the country's biggest private developers, specialising in high-rise apartments in Sydney and the Gold Coast. But it was a fraud.

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  6. nyirishhistory.us › article › william-odwyer-anWilliam O’Dwyer - An Irish Mayor for All New Yorkers

    This was precisely the task which faced William O'Dwyer, the last Irish-born Mayor of New York City who governed from 1946-1950. During his four and half years in office he exhibited strong support for Irish and Irish-American causes, yet always remained focused on creating improvements that would benefit all New Yorkers.

  7. www.nytimes.com › 1964/11/25 › archivesFormer Mayor O'Dwyer Dead; Prosecuted Murder, Inc., Gang ...

    William O'Dwyer, who rose from New York policeman to New York Mayor, died of a coronary thrombosis yesterday in Beth Israel Hospital. He was 74 years old.

  8. www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu › pagesWilliam O'Dwyer

    William O'Dwyer. William O’Dwyer was a popular and celebrated mayor, though investigations into organized crime and corruption in the years during and following his mayoralty tarnished his reputation....

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  10. www.nytimes.com › 25 › archivesWilliam O'Dwyer - The New York Times

    William O'Dwyer was a warm, gregarious, fallible human being who made real and lasting contributions to New York City during the four years he was its Mayor.