Ex-FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying during ‘Whitey’ Bulger trial
By The Associated Press
A former FBI agent pleaded not guilty Thursday to lying to jurors during mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s trial and overstating his professional accomplishments.
Robert Fitzpatrick’s plea comes after federal officials in Boston announced a perjury case against him on Thursday.
Officials say Fitzpatrick’s false claims included that he was the first officer who recovered the rifle used to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
Prosecutors did not seek to hold him on bail, agreeing with his lawyer that he could be released on a $50,000 unsecured bond. He is due back in court on June 10.
Fitzpatrick did not speak during the brief hearing except to say not guilty when asked for his plea. The conditions of his release include that he give up his passport.
(C) The Associated Press 2015
