The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon’s release comes nearly four years after Bulger’s murder, raising questions about why the notorious “villain” was placed in the general population instead of a more protective home. The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after being transferred from a Florida prison where he was serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes. Prosecutors allege that Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times and caused his death.
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Story continues below ad The Justice Department has also charged Geas and DeCologero with accessory to first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas faces a separate charge of murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence, and McKinnon is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Geas and DeCologero were identified as suspects shortly after Bulger’s death, according to law enforcement officials at the time, but they remained innocent as the investigation dragged on for years. They were placed in solitary confinement throughout the investigation, family members told The Boston Globe. Gaes remains jailed in Hazelton and DeCologero is being held at another federal prison. McKinnon, who prosecutors said was under federal supervision when the indictment was issued, was arrested Thursday in Florida. Bulger’s family previously filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed prison officials, claiming they failed to protect him. Bulger was the third inmate killed in six months at USP Hazelton, where workers and advocates have long warned of dangerous conditions. Bulger, who ran the predominantly Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 1980s, served as an FBI informant who busted his gang’s chief rival at a time when taking down the Mafia was a top national priority for the F.B.I. He later became one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives. Story continues below ad 1:02 Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison – October 30, 2018 A correctional workers union official told The Associated Press in 2018 that sending Bulger to the troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England gangsters was like giving him a “death sentence.” A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press after Bulger’s death that disciplinary issues prompted Bulger’s transfer to USP Hazelton. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details. In February 2018, Bulger threatened an assistant warden at a prison in Florida, telling her “your day of reckoning is coming.” Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after FBI operative John Connolly Jr. warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals. After more than 16 years on the run, Bulger was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he lived in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Story continues below ad
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DeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on the North Shore of Massachusetts called the “DeCologero Crew.” He was convicted of buying heroin used to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would “betray the crew to the police”. The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man snapped her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say. Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official member because he is Greek, not Italian. Geas and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Another mobster ordered Bruno’s killing because he was upset about talking to the FBI, prosecutors said. © 2022 The Canadian Press
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The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon’s release comes nearly four years after Bulger’s murder, raising questions about why the notorious “villain” was placed in the general population instead of a more protective home. The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after being transferred from a Florida prison where he was serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes. Prosecutors allege that Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times and caused his death.
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Story continues below ad The Justice Department has also charged Geas and DeCologero with accessory to first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas faces a separate charge of murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence, and McKinnon is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Geas and DeCologero were identified as suspects shortly after Bulger’s death, according to law enforcement officials at the time, but they remained innocent as the investigation dragged on for years. They were placed in solitary confinement throughout the investigation, family members told The Boston Globe. Gaes remains jailed in Hazelton and DeCologero is being held at another federal prison. McKinnon, who prosecutors said was under federal supervision when the indictment was issued, was arrested Thursday in Florida. Bulger’s family previously filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed prison officials, claiming they failed to protect him. Bulger was the third inmate killed in six months at USP Hazelton, where workers and advocates have long warned of dangerous conditions. Bulger, who ran the predominantly Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 1980s, served as an FBI informant who busted his gang’s chief rival at a time when taking down the Mafia was a top national priority for the F.B.I. He later became one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives. Story continues below ad 1:02 Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison – October 30, 2018 A correctional workers union official told The Associated Press in 2018 that sending Bulger to the troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England gangsters was like giving him a “death sentence.” A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press after Bulger’s death that disciplinary issues prompted Bulger’s transfer to USP Hazelton. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details. In February 2018, Bulger threatened an assistant warden at a prison in Florida, telling her “your day of reckoning is coming.” Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after FBI operative John Connolly Jr. warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals. After more than 16 years on the run, Bulger was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he lived in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Story continues below ad
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DeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on the North Shore of Massachusetts called the “DeCologero Crew.” He was convicted of buying heroin used to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would “betray the crew to the police”. The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man snapped her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say. Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official member because he is Greek, not Italian. Geas and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Another mobster ordered Bruno’s killing because he was upset about talking to the FBI, prosecutors said. © 2022 The Canadian Press
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The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon’s release comes nearly four years after Bulger’s murder, raising questions about why the notorious “villain” was placed in the general population instead of a more protective home. The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after being transferred from a Florida prison where he was serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes. Prosecutors allege that Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times and caused his death.
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Story continues below ad The Justice Department has also charged Geas and DeCologero with accessory to first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas faces a separate charge of murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence, and McKinnon is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Geas and DeCologero were identified as suspects shortly after Bulger’s death, according to law enforcement officials at the time, but they remained innocent as the investigation dragged on for years. They were placed in solitary confinement throughout the investigation, family members told The Boston Globe. Gaes remains jailed in Hazelton and DeCologero is being held at another federal prison. McKinnon, who prosecutors said was under federal supervision when the indictment was issued, was arrested Thursday in Florida. Bulger’s family previously filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed prison officials, claiming they failed to protect him. Bulger was the third inmate killed in six months at USP Hazelton, where workers and advocates have long warned of dangerous conditions. Bulger, who ran the predominantly Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 1980s, served as an FBI informant who busted his gang’s chief rival at a time when taking down the Mafia was a top national priority for the F.B.I. He later became one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives. Story continues below ad 1:02 Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison – October 30, 2018 A correctional workers union official told The Associated Press in 2018 that sending Bulger to the troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England gangsters was like giving him a “death sentence.” A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press after Bulger’s death that disciplinary issues prompted Bulger’s transfer to USP Hazelton. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details. In February 2018, Bulger threatened an assistant warden at a prison in Florida, telling her “your day of reckoning is coming.” Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after FBI operative John Connolly Jr. warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals. After more than 16 years on the run, Bulger was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he lived in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Story continues below ad
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DeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on the North Shore of Massachusetts called the “DeCologero Crew.” He was convicted of buying heroin used to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would “betray the crew to the police”. The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man snapped her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say. Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official member because he is Greek, not Italian. Geas and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Another mobster ordered Bruno’s killing because he was upset about talking to the FBI, prosecutors said. © 2022 The Canadian Press
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The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon’s release comes nearly four years after Bulger’s murder, raising questions about why the notorious “villain” was placed in the general population instead of a more protective home. The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after being transferred from a Florida prison where he was serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes. Prosecutors allege that Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times and caused his death.
Read more: Whitey Bulger dead: Notorious Boston crime boss killed in prison
Story continues below ad The Justice Department has also charged Geas and DeCologero with accessory to first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas faces a separate charge of murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence, and McKinnon is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Geas and DeCologero were identified as suspects shortly after Bulger’s death, according to law enforcement officials at the time, but they remained innocent as the investigation dragged on for years. They were placed in solitary confinement throughout the investigation, family members told The Boston Globe. Gaes remains jailed in Hazelton and DeCologero is being held at another federal prison. McKinnon, who prosecutors said was under federal supervision when the indictment was issued, was arrested Thursday in Florida. Bulger’s family previously filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed prison officials, claiming they failed to protect him. Bulger was the third inmate killed in six months at USP Hazelton, where workers and advocates have long warned of dangerous conditions. Bulger, who ran the predominantly Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 1980s, served as an FBI informant who busted his gang’s chief rival at a time when taking down the Mafia was a top national priority for the F.B.I. He later became one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives. Story continues below ad 1:02 Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison Notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger killed in prison – October 30, 2018 A correctional workers union official told The Associated Press in 2018 that sending Bulger to the troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England gangsters was like giving him a “death sentence.” A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press after Bulger’s death that disciplinary issues prompted Bulger’s transfer to USP Hazelton. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details. In February 2018, Bulger threatened an assistant warden at a prison in Florida, telling her “your day of reckoning is coming.” Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after FBI operative John Connolly Jr. warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals. After more than 16 years on the run, Bulger was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he lived in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Story continues below ad
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DeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on the North Shore of Massachusetts called the “DeCologero Crew.” He was convicted of buying heroin used to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would “betray the crew to the police”. The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man snapped her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say. Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official member because he is Greek, not Italian. Geas and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Another mobster ordered Bruno’s killing because he was upset about talking to the FBI, prosecutors said. © 2022 The Canadian Press
