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Prosecutors won't seek death penalty in Whitey Bulger's prison killing
Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday that in the event Fotios “Freddy” Geas, a former Mafia hitman, and Paul J. DeCologero, a Massachusetts gangster, are convicted of first-degree murder in Bulger’s beating, they...
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‘Hunting Whitey': Special One Night Only Performance at the Wilbur Theatre
Ahead of the one night only special performance of “Hunting Whitey” at the Wilbur Theatre, Derek Zagami spoke with authors Dave Wedge and Casey Sherman and actor Neal McDonough.
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Ex-Mafia Boss ‘Cadillac Frank' Salemme Dies in Prison at 89
Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Salemme died on Tuesday, according to Bureau of Prisons’ online records. Bureau officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking...
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Watchdog Finds Failures That Led Up to Whitey Bulger's Prison Murder
The watchdog is recommending that at least six Bureau of Prisons workers be disciplined, according to a Justice Department report.
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Prison Officials Made Series of Missteps Before Notorious Mobster Whitey Bulger's Killing, New Report Finds
The Justice Department’s inspector general is recommending that at least six Bureau of Prisons workers be disciplined.