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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

29 Jul 2002

Page 12

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 2002

Page

12

FBI hid mob informants in Boston scandal uncovering shocking ties

The Associated Press reports that FBI headquarters knew Boston agents used hit men and mob bosses as informants and shielded them from prosecution for murders from 1964 to 1987. Memos show informants like Flemmi and Barboza faced minimal punishment while providing crucial testimony in Mafia prosecutions, prompting ongoing lawsuits and questions about high‑level awareness.

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Boston FBI Washington Associated Press J. Edgar Hoover William Sessions William Webster Hoover Webster Sessions Congress Winter Hill Patriarca Flemmi Edward Teddy” Deegan Joseph Barboza Deegan Chelsea Mass Bureau
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Wrongly convicted Salvati seeks FBI apology or posthumous pardon

Boston man Joseph Salvati, cost by a debt to a mobster, spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime FBI memos show he did not commit. Barboza fingered him, then became a witness. Salvati’s sentence was commuted in 1997 amid misconduct. Several others similarly harmed, with posthumous pardons possible.

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Boston Flemmi Deegan Barboza Massachusetts FBI Hoover Harrington New England Joseph Salvati Joseph Salvati Marie Louis Greco Greco John Cavicchi Roberta Werner
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Government loosens rules for informants in war on terror

Boston report notes the Justice Department softened rules requiring FBI agents to warn informants against serious crimes. Former U S attorney Donald Stern says the changes give agents more wiggle room in recruiting informants as terrorism becomes top priority. He cites past FBI leniency toward mob informants who committed murder and led gangs. He warns public attitude to do whatever is needed is dangerous.

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James J. “Whitey Bulger Vincent Flemmi Stephen the Rifleman Boston Stephen Flemmi Winter Hill New England FBI Oklahoma Roger Wheeler Jai Alai Tulsa Robert Fitzpatrick Bureau Justice Department Donald Stern U.S Robert Mueller Washington
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