3 men indicted in Whitey Bulger's prison beating death

Also: Three indicted in prison homicide (U.S. Attorney's Office - Northern District of West Virginia)

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Source: CBS Boston

3 men indicted in Whitey Bulger's prison beating death

BY CBSBOSTON.COM STAFF
AUGUST 18, 2022 / 5:32 PM / CBS BOSTON

BOSTON – Three men have been indicted in connection with the prison beating death of Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, the FBI announced on Thursday.

Fotios "Freddy" Geas, 55, Paul "Pauly" DeCologero, 48, and 36-year-old Sean McKinnon were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first degree murder.

Prosecutors said Geas and DeCologero allegedly hit Bulger in the head multiple times in October 2018 while they were inmates at United States Penitentiary Hazleton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.

Both men are also charged with aiding and abetting first degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas is separately charged with murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/whitey-bulger-death-arrests-fotios-greddy-geas-paul-pauly-decologero-sean-mckinnon-west-virginia/

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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office - Northern District of West Virginia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 18, 2022

Three indicted in prison homicide

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of James “Whitey” Bulger.

Fotios Geas, also known as “Freddy,” age 55, Paul J. DeCologero, also known as “Pauly,” 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged on Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first degree murder.

Geas and DeCologero are accused of striking Bulger in the head multiple times and causing his death in October of 2018 while all were incarcerated at United States Penitentiary Hazleton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. In addition to the conspiracy charge, Geas and DeCologero have been charged with aiding and abetting first degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Geas faces a separate charge for murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence.

McKinnon faces a separate charge of making false statements to a federal agent.

Geas is still incarcerated at USP Hazelton. DeCologero is no longer being held at USP Hazelton but remains housed in the federal prison system. McKinnon was on federal supervised release at the time of the indictment and was arrested today in Florida.

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Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/three-indicted-prison-homicide