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Three Inmates Plead Guilty to Killing Boston Mob Boss Whitey Bulger

The notorious gangster was beaten to death in a West Virginia prison in 2018, hours after his transfer.

  • Fotios Geas, Paul DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon reached plea deals with federal prosecutors.
  • Bulger was attacked with a padlock wrapped in a sock, resulting in fatal head injuries.
  • The Justice Department's inspector general cited management failures and flawed policies in Bulger's death.
  • Bulger, 89, was a former FBI informant and leader of Boston's Winter Hill Gang.
  • The plea deals come nearly six years after the high-profile prison killing.
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