 He was sentenced to five years in prison for robbery, but he was paroled in 1938 after serving four months in prison.An inquiry revealed that Executive Councilor Daniel H. Coakley, a close associate of Governor Charles F. Hurley, had drawn up a parole petition based on the appeals of a "Father Fagin", whom Coakley had fabricated.Coakley was impeached and dismissed from the Governor's office.