Legal Opinion
O'Neill v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 13, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-12057-FDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
F. Dennis Saylor IV, United States District Judge
This is another civil action arising out of the relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and organized crime leaders in Boston in the 1980s and 1990s. Plaintiffs are the widow, two children, and estate administrator of Michael Romano Jr., a member of the Carrozza faction of La Casa Nostra. Romano Jr. was murdered by individuals affiliated with Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme in 1994. Romano Jr. was mistaken for a rival Mafia leader, Enrico Ponzo, and shot at close range while changing a flat tire. Plaintiffs allege that Mark…
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