Ivan is John Zannon Naimovich. 23 years he spent as a Massachusetts State Trooper. He died in November 1991. On February 3, 1988, he was arrested by the FBI in a manner designed to highly embarrass him, at his office in front of his fellow troopers. (The FBI lacking class gets it kicks out…
Author: mtc9393
FBI-SPEAK – The Art of Saying Nothing in a Pompous Manner
Remember the old ditty, “Who Takes Care of the Caretaker’s daughter while the Caretaker’s busy taking care?” Did you ever wonder, “Who Takes Care of the FBI?” In theory, it is the U.S. Department of Justice or perhaps Congress. In truth, the Bureau takes care of itself with little oversight. It does have a group…
A Prosecutor’s Duty –
Brendan Sullivan one of the most prominent criminal defense lawyers in the country who’ll always be remembered by his “I’m not a potted plant” statement during the Oliver North hearings, recently wrote about his defense of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. He expressed his dismay at the actions of the Department of Justice when confronting the…
Mental Bedlam – Book Sunday – Betrayal
Reading FBI Assistant Agent in Charge Fitzpatrick’s book, Betrayal, which is subtitled, Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought To Bring Him Down is really a scary experience. That’s because it’s frightening to think that someone gave Fitzpatrick a badge, a gun and federal police powers. Step back for a second and consider this. You’re…
The Blind Obeisance to Whitey
Yesterday I wrote about Southie. I’ll do that from time to time. It’s an integral part of the Whitey story. Southie is tribal — it professes to believe it has a uniqueness, like a chosen people. It talks about how it is imbued with long standing admirable qualities which are being threatened by depraved and despicable…
Faux Southie – John Connolly
I’ve suggested Whitey is not really from Southie. His parents were not from there. He spent his first eight years of his life outside of there. These were critical years for a youngster to be bred into its culture. It seemed he wasn’t. He didn’t seem to participate in athletics when everyone else was, he…