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Man accused of acting as lookout in James “Whitey” Bulger killing sentenced to time served

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was sentenced to time served Monday after pleading guilty to a chare of lying to federal agents.
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FILE - This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows notorious Boston ganger James "Whitey" Bulger. Three men who are charged in the 2018 prison killing of Bulger are due in federal court for a plea hearing and sentencing on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Clarksburg, W.Va. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston was sentenced to time served Monday after pleading guilty to a chare of lying to federal agents.

Sean McKinnon was accused along with two other inmates in the at a troubled West Virginia prison.

The other two inmates, Fotios “Freddy” Geas and Paul J. DeCologero, are accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head within hours of Bulger being transferred to the prison.

Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and ’80s, became one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives after fleeing Boston in 1994. He was captured at age 81 after more than 16 years on the run and in a string of 11 killings and dozens of other gangland crimes.

John Raby, The Associated Press