Stephen Flemmi
Stephen Joseph "The Rifleman" Flemmi (born June 9, 1934) is an Italian-American mobster and close associate of Winter Hill Gang boss James J. Bulger. Beginning in 1965, Flemmi was a top echelon informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Despite delivering a great deal of intelligence about the inner workings of the Patriarca crime family, Flemmi's own criminal activities proved a public relations nightmare for the FBI. For this reason, he was prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and sentenced to a long term of incarceration.
Flemmi is a decorated veteran of the Korean War.
Read more about Stephen Flemmi: Early Years, Korean War, Criminal Career, Relationship With James J. Bulger, Taking Down La Cosa Nostra Their Own Way, The Murder of John McIntyre, Relationship With Parents, Married Life, Relationship With The FBI, Arrest and Imprisonment, In Popular Culture, Murder Victims, See Also
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