Man sentenced for lying to federal agents in prison killing of Whitey Bulger.

In 2018, a prison killing at a West Virginia prison shocked the nation when notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was found dead. The incident involved three inmates, including Sean McKinnon, who was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents.

Fotios "Freddy" Geas and Paul J. DeCologero, the other two inmates involved in the killing, were accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head within hours of his transfer to the prison.

Notorious Criminal Background

Whitey Bulger, known for running the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and '80s, had become one of the nation's most wanted fugitives after fleeing Boston in 1994. He was captured at age 81 and convicted in 2013 in a string of 11 killings and dozens of other gangland crimes.

DeCologero, involved in an organized crime gang led by his uncle in Massachusetts, was convicted of buying heroin that was used in an attempt to kill a teenage girl. On the other hand, Geas, a Mafia hitman, and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the killing of a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Violence in the Federal Prison System

Sherman highlighted the violent nature of the prison, stating that it is known as the most violent in the federal prison system.

It is clear that the prison killing of Whitey Bulger and the subsequent legal proceedings involving the accused inmates shed light on the complex and dangerous world of organized crime and incarceration in the United States.