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(4,959 posts) Sun Jun 16, 2013, 07:10 PM Jun 2013

Departing Boston FBI chief proud of legacy

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Departing Boston FBI chief proud of legacy

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By: O’Ryan Johnson, Antonio Planas

The head of the Boston office of the FBI, retiring to take a job at a Michigan transportation services company, said he’s proud of helping end the FBI’s darkest time here with the capture of James “Whitey” Bulger.

Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers, 53, cited Bulger’s capture as a “significant accomplishment” of his tenure, ending a long embarrassment for the FBI in Boston following the news that the notorious gangster was an informant and the allegations that corrupt agents turned a blind eye to murder.

“I like to think we’re into a new phase right now, with the fact that Mr. Bulger and Ms. (Catherine) Greig were apprehended,” DesLauriers said. “It’s really a tremendous step forward in removing the memories of whatever happened 25, 30 years ago.”

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Departing Boston FBI chief proud of legacy (Original Post) proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 OP

Time Magazine's "Swampland" discusses other cases, including the infamous NJ Russian spy network. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #1

Another change of leadership. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #2

step down most probably related to the Todashev case temmer Jun 2013 #3

That's complete conjecture unless you can provide supporting evidence. nt proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #4

proverbialwisdom

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1. Time Magazine's "Swampland" discusses other cases, including the infamous NJ Russian spy network.

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 07:13 PM

Jun 2013

See: http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/17/richard-deslauriers-the-special-agent-in-charge/#comments

As a NJ native, I've followed local coverage of this story, including shocking alleged twists, if one can believe the MSM reports. Obviously, I have no idea what's accurate here.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/russian_spy_network_included_s.html
http://blog.nj.com/ledgerarchives/2010/07/accused_russian_agents_are_arr.html

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/fbi_releases_video_papers_on_r.html

...The investigation's code name, Ghost Stories, was an apparent reference to the ring's efforts to blend invisibly into the fabric of American society. An FBI spokesman said the decision to release the material on Halloween was coincidental.

The linchpin in the case was Col. Alexander Poteyev, a highly placed U.S. mole in Russian foreign intelligence, who betrayed the spy ring even as he ran it. He abruptly fled Moscow just days before the FBI rolled up the deep cover operation on June 27, 2010. Poteyev's role in exposing the illegals program only emerged last June when a Russian military court convicted him in absentia for high treason and desertion.