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Curley ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 1934, and this time he won, having lost in 1924.

Over the course of his term, Curley's mob associations, graft, extravagant personal spending, expensive vacations, and generally decadent behavior drew criticism and a series of scandals rocked his administration.

Curley was fond of call girls and chorus girls, frequented speakeasies and brothels, and in the process of his partying was involved in a number of traffic accidents which left several people injured.

These accidents were eventually publicised and tarnished the State Governor's office.

Ultimately, these incidents, as well as his past associations, led him to being vulnerable to mob influence, and he was alleged to have sold pardons to state convicts and appointed poorly qualified individuals, including his brother John, to public offices.