Boston Gang Leader Gets Life in Plea Deal
Boston gangster Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi was sentenced to life in prison for the 1981 murder of a Tulsa businessman.
The 70-year-old Flemmi, who is serving two other life sentences, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy in a deal struck with prosecutors. The deal allowed him to avoid the death penalty for his role in businessman Roger Wheeler’s killing and nine other murders in Florida and the Boston area.
Flemmi, a leader in Boston’s Winter Hill Gang who has been jailed since 1995, will serve his time in federal custody.
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