In July 2007, US District Judge Nancy Gertner found that the FBI was responsible for framing Salvati, Peter J. Limone, Louis Greco, and Henry Tameleo for the murder of Edward "Teddy" Deegan, a small-time criminal, and ordered the government to pay them a total of $101.7 million for the decades they had spent in prison.So naturally, the "government lawyer argue[d] that the FBI was not to blame."
She concluded that the FBI deliberately withheld evidence of the four men's innocence and helped hide the injustice for decades as the men aged behind bars. Tameleo and Greco died in prison.[More]
Yesterday, Justice Department lawyer Joshua Waldman urged the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to overturn Gertner's ruling, arguing the FBI could not be held liable for the malicious prosecution of the four men because they were prosecuted in state court by state authorities.Is there anything more appealing than federal "Only Ones"?
[Via Ed M]
"Is there anything more appealing than federal "only ones."
ReplyDeleteDon't you mean appalling.
I remember reading about this in Reader's Digest.
ReplyDeleteThere was a strong suspicion that Barboza himself knocked off Deegan, then pinned it on Salvati and the others for a perceived insult. And the FBI knew, but didn't want to lose their 'in' with the mob.
They should be thankful the judge isn't looking for some punitive jail time in addition to the payment.