Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Corrupt FBI agent John Connolly urged the feds against prosecuting him and James “Whitey” Bulger so they could continue delivering information about rival gangs, a former henchman for the accused mob boss testified Wednesday, The Boston Globe reports. Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified that Connolly helped them avoid indictments at a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger drew detailed, gruesome testimony about the litany of crimes committed by the White Hill Gang. Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi described on his third day of testimony how he helped murder people, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Flemmi said Bulger was driven to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rogue Boston FBI agent John Connolly, who was faulted for getting too close to his mob informants, will remain behind bars. The Miami Herald reports that the Florida Third District of Appeal on Wednesday upheld his 2008 conviction in the murder of Miami Jai-Alai executive John Callahan in 1982. He was…
The mob drama continued to unfold in a Boston courtroom like a classic Soprano TV episode. Some families are suing the government, saying it should have done something to stop some mobsters/FBI informants from killing. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe BOSTON — Notorious gangster Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified yesterday that when he started spending…
