U.S. must pay $101.7 million to men framed by FBI

U.S. must pay $101.7 million to men framed by FBI

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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- A federal judge Thursday ordered the government to pay more than $101 million in the case of four men who spent decades in prison for a 1965 murder they didn't commit after the FBI withheld evidence of their innocence.

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I guess the FBI isn't the most reliable organisation around.

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Ahh, was just about to post this, beat me to it lol.

Question now is, why? ... What did the Bureau have to gain by witholding evidence to deny his innocence?

The way I see it :

A : The FBI was under scrutiny for ineffectiveness at the time, and it was in their best interest to show progress, real or not.

B : The actual guilty party had political backing, and a political scandal could not be afforded at the time.


Anyone want to pull up the news from that time period, check the news on the FBI and current politics at the time?

Originally posted by Liamoville
Ahh, was just about to post this, beat me to it lol.

Question now is, why? ... What did the Bureau have to gain by witholding evidence to deny his innocence?

Just a guess but could it have something to do with J Edgar Hoover? He wasn't exactly squeaky clean.