McKinnon, 38, pled guilty to the lesser charge of lying to a federal officer, with prosecutors dropping the most serious charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
FILE – This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James “Whitey” Bulger. Around 6 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 30, Gaes and DeCologero entered Bulger’s cell when the rest of the unit had been released for breakfast. As McKinnon sat at a table outside, Geas and DeCologero allegedly used a padlock stuffed into a sock to beat Bulger to death while in his wheelchair. They alsoSurveillance footage reportedly did not capture the crime but filmed the two entering his cell and leaving in blood-splattered clothes, only to return with a mop and bucket for cleanup.
In the late ’90s, Connolly tipped off Bulger about impending Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act indictments, leading the boss to flee Boston. For 16 years, law enforcement officials searched worldwide for Bulger. In 1999, he claimed a spot on the FBI’s most wanted list, second only to Osama bin Laden.
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