Conviction of former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr.

John J. Connolly Jr., a former FBI agent assigned to the Boston field office, was convicted in federal court for tipping off James 'Whitey' Bulger and other Winter Hill Gang members, allowing them to evade law enforcement. His prosecution revealed corruption in the FBI's handling of informants in Boston and was widely reported in connection with the Bulger investigations. The case was tried in federal court in Boston and led to a prison sentence for Connolly.