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The Mob and the FBI
"This submission consists of 10 stories selected from the Herald's ongoing coverage and investigation into the corrupt relationship between fugitive gangster James J. 'Whitey' Bulger and law enforcement in Massachusetts, primarily the FBI. The selections begin with (the) exclusive report that it was Bulger's top associate, Kevin Weeks, who led investigators to a mob burial ground." Following reports show a connection between "an FBI agent's financial dealings with Bulger and his associates, and two agents' alleged involvement with Bulger in gangland murders."
Tags: MOB; murders; FBI; Nova Scotia state police; corruption; grand jury witnesses; real estate deals; undercover agents; Federal Witness Protection Program; informants; Winter Hill Gang; bookie
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"Playing to Lose" and "Operation Bullpen"
ABC News 20/20 reports "a serious look at corruption in the world of organized sports.... beginning with an investigation of illegal sports betting on college campuses (in) "Playing to Lose" and then an investigation of organized counterfeiting of sports autographs and memorabilia in "Operation Bullpen.."
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Rocky Mountain News (Denver) runs series on people betting for the Denver Broncos in the largest betting binge in Colorado history; federal and state officials have given sports betting a low priority, allowing a reported tenfold increase in the number of bookies, May - August 1987.