Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was never an FBI informant, his attorney said during opening statements in a trial that alleges 19 counts of murder, U.S. News & World Report writes. Defense attorney J.W. Carney said Bulger never worked as an FBI informant against Italian mob rivals. “Number one, James…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Richard DesLauriers, who has led the Boston FBI office since July 2010, announced he’s retiring from the bureau and taking a job in the private sector, The Boston Globe reports. DesLauriers, who most recently led the response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will retire effective July 13 as he prepares to take…
Lawrence Harmon Opinion for Boston Globe The Boston office of the FBI clammed up when asked if its agents were at the controls of low-flying aircraft making continuous loops over Quincy and abutting communities during all hours of the day and night in recent weeks. But short of towing a colorful banner declaring “FBI Surveillance…
By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico WASHINGTON — The terrorist tracking task force in Boston failed to act on notices that one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers had traveled to and from Russia last year, FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers Thursday. Mueller said the authorities would “do better” next time in following up on such…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When all is said and done, the FBI deserves praise for its swift resolution in the Boston Marathon bombing. As one agent told me, the FBI showed what it’s made of by kicking some butt. Critics say the agency dropped the ball. They say the FBI had reason to suspect that…
John R. Ellement Boston Globe Staff BOSTON — US District Court Judge Denise J. Casper dealt a major setback to James “Whitey” Bulger’s defense strategy, ruling that the South Boston mobster cannot claim during his trial that federal law enforcement officials immunized him from prosecution. “The government’s motion to preclude Bulger from arguing his claim…
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