Lung disease claimed Jimmy Conway’s life in prison in 1996. The Italian-American mafia figure, also known as James Burke or Jimmy the Gent, was born on July 5, 1931 and died on April 13, 1996, at the age of 65, at the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York.
What did happen to Jimmy Conway?
Jimmy, who had been sentenced to life in prison, died of cancer on April 13, 1996, at the age of 65. Henry Hill, a mob associate who testified against him, betrayed him. After being found guilty and arrested on illicit drug charges, specifically narcotic charges, Henry consented to become an FBI informant. He did this to avoid spending a long period in jail.
The FBI was able to trace Jimmy and other Mafia members’ involvement in the Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal thanks to Henry’s testimony. As a result, Jimmy was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He had previously been placed on rigorous parole conditions, which he had violated. He was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a conman named Richard Eaton.
While incarcerated at the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York. Conway died of cancer on April 13, 1996.
Jimmy Conway’s Death Cause
Jimmy Conway died on April 13, 1996, at the age of 65, after a battle with lung cancer. He died while being treated for cancer at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Buffalo, New York. But for his untimely death, the gangster would have been eligible for release in 2004. Many people suspected foul play in Jimmy’s death, and investigations were launched into his cause of death. However, following an examination, it was discovered that he died of cancer.
Jimmy Conway was released from prison
After serving 6 years in prison for knocking up a man in Tampa, Florida, the famed gangster was paroled in 1978. He was later jailed in 1982 for breaking the terms of his parole. In addition, he was convicted for his involvement in the 1978-1979 Boston College Basketball Scandal.
