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FBI May Still Be Liable for Aiding Mob MurdersBy LORRAINE BAILEYCourthouse News Service Sep. 21, 2012 |
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 (CN) - The family of a man murdered by Whitey Bulger can seek damages from the government, which protected the mob boss for acting as its informant, a federal judge ruled. James "Whitey" Bulger led the Boston-area Winter Hill Gang crime syndicate while giving the FBI information about rival gangs, including the Mafia. In return, the FBI protected Bulger and in some cases, even aided their criminal activities. Michael Donahue and Brian Halloran were killed in 1982 after former FBI agent John Connolly Jr. told Bulger that Halloran was going to implicate him in a murder. Bulger and another member of the gang carried out the hit on Halloran, shooting him some 22 times as he screamed in pain. Donahue was an innocent bystander who merely happened to offer Halloran a ride home on the fateful night, and was shot in the head as he tried to dodge the spray of bullets. Read More |
