Chicago Shakedown: The Ogden Gas Scandal
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The Ogden Gas Affair represented the biggest political scandal of Chicago's first sixty years. Mayor John P. Hopkins and Democratic Party boss Roger Sullivan conspired with ten other insiders to form a dummy corporation to blackmail Peoples Gas Company. The scam poured money into the coffers of beneficiaries who were never prosecuted, including the governor of Illinois, John P. Altgeld. As their lengthy swindle ran its course, Hopkins and Sullivan...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467139513
ISBN13:9781467139519
Release Date:July 2018
Publisher:History Press
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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