Boston Judge Orders Govern. to Pay $6.25 Mil As a Result of FBI’s Ties to Mobster Informants

The embarrassing fallout from the FBI’s shady  relationship with mobster/informants like Whitey Bulger and “Rifleman” Flemmi continues to haunt the agency. Here’s the latest blow. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff BOSTON — After years of legal maneuverings by Justice Department lawyers and a three-day nonjury trial, a federal judge ordered the government to pay…

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Poor Economy Exposing More Ponzi Schemes

It seems every week word of another P0nzi scheme seems to surface. Why? As the phrase went in the 1992 presidential campaign, “It’s the economy stupid”. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The great recession has decimated many industries; home builders, automakers and bankers are obvious casualties. Now, add Ponzi schemers…

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