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, Mass. Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official "made" member because he is Greek, not Italian. The heroin didn't kill her, so another man broke her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say. He was convicted of buying heroin that was used to try to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would betray the crew to police. It wasn't immediately clear if McKinnon and DeCologero had attorneys to comment on their behalf.ĭeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on Massachusetts' North Shore called the "DeCologero Crew."Īfter more than 16 years on the run and with a $2 million US reward on his head, Bulger, shown in an undated photo released by the FBI in 1998, was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, Calif., where he had been living with Greig. McKinnon's mother told the newspaper that her son, who was Geas' cellmate at the time of Bulger's killing, told her he didn't know anything about the slaying.ĭaniel Kelly, an attorney for Geas, said Thursday that the charges aren't a surprise, but don't justify his client's continued placement in solitary confinement. The three men were placed in solitary confinement throughout the probe, family members told The Boston Globe. ![]() "There could be no ongoing investigation that took this long." "They are simply protecting themselves like they've always done," Brennan said. The proceeds were divided among the families of Bulger's victims. He was on federal supervised release when the indictment was handed down, and was arrested Thursday in Florida.Īuctioneer Bob Sheehan reaches for a pottery mug, in the shape of a rat, which were among items belonging to Bulger and Catherine Greig that were auctioned in June, 2016 in Boston. McKinnon was released from prison last month after pleading guilty in 2015 to stealing guns from a firearms dealer. DeCologero is being held in another federal prison facility. Geas, who authorities say was a Mafia hitman, remains in prison in Hazelton. Attorney Rachael Rollins said in an emailed statement. "In the truest of ironies, Bulger's family has experienced the excruciating pain and trauma their relative inflicted on far too many, and the justice system is now coming to their aid," Massachusetts U.S. Geas faces a separate charge of murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence. ![]() Geas and DeCologero are also charged in West Virginia federal court with aiding and abetting first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. ![]() (Stuart Cahill/File/The Boston Herald/The Associated Press) Coast Guard helicopter to a waiting vehicle at an airport in Plymouth, Mass., after attending hearings in federal court in Boston.
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