Judge Awards $102 M in Civil Damages Against FBI
Judge Nancy Gertner scathingly rebuked the FBI for its illegal and unjust activity in convicting four men for a murder they didn’t commit. The criminal charges were overturned six years ago; this is the civil side of the picture. Their appeals largely hinged upon the fact that a brutal hit-man turned FBI informant, Joey “the Animal” Barboza, framed them for the killing.
Unfortunately, two of the men, Tameleo and Greco, died in prison. The other two, Salvati and Limone, spent more than 30 years in prison.
Yes, I agree that the FBI should be punished for their blatant disregard for the law some 30 years ago. But I resent that these four men are portrayed as wronged “innocents.” They were all part of the Cosa Nostra gangland in Boston. They came in with dirty hands. Perhaps one or two of them were mere hangers-on, lowlife peons, but Tameleo was reputedly consigliere of the New England mob, and Limone was a Boston leader.
And, on a side note, the WBUR reporter, Fred Thys, is a graduate of my alma mater, Williams College. Hurrah!
Massachusetts, News | paul | 
July 27, 2007 8:38 am
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