Bulger defense presents secret FBI document
COMMENTARY —
What came out in testimony Friday was actually bigger than Whitey Bulger taking the stand: we learned that the government destroyed the truth. Whitey will likely be convicted on all counts, yet the underlying current of government wrongdoing cannot be ignored. That’s why this trial is like no other.
Desi Sideropolous was one of the most compelling witnesses of the trial, and her testimony came as a surprise. She worked for the FBI for 62 1/2 years, primarily as the secretary for the special agent in charge of the Boston office. Desi worked as the executive secretary for eighteen FBI bosses.
Her testimony centered on one pivotal paragraph of dictation taken from FBI boss Larry Sarhatt on Nov. 26, 1980: “Consideration should be given to closing him (Bulger) and on making him a target.”
Desi was instructed to mark the document “for eyes only” and lock it in a safe. When Sarhatt retired, he instructed Desi to make sure that Jim Ahearn, the new boss read it. Ahearn read it and told Desi “to destroy it or we’d all get fired.” Desi followed orders and destroyed the document.
Luckily, for the defense and for the concept of truth and justice, Desi obtained the original from another source, and it was produced yesterday for the first time publicly. It could have vanished forever, but Desi happened to be honest. She could no longer suppress the truth.
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