288: John Tamm – John Connolly, FBI Boston Betrayal

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent John Tamm reviews his tenure on the Boston Division’s Justice Task Force and the investigation and conviction of former agent John Connolly for racketeering, obstruction of justice, and bribery related to his handling of informant Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi. Connolly was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. A Florida jury convicted Connolly of second-degree murder for the killing of businessman John Callahan by a mob associate of Bulger and Flemmi. Connolly was sentenced to 40 years in state prison, but granted a medical release in 2021. John Tamm served in the FBI for nearly 30 years.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 288 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:12.8	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:18.8	my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:23.5	Today, we get to speak to, once again, Retired Agent John Tam.
0:29.5	This time, he reviews his tenure on the Boston Division's Justice Task Force and the investigation
0:36.3	and conviction of former FBI agent John Connolly for racketeering, obstruction of justice
0:43.5	and bribery related to his handling of informants, Whitey Bulger, and Stephen Flemmey.
0:50.1	John Tam served in the FBI for 30 years.
0:53.3	He spent most of his career in the Philadelphia Division working complex organized crime,
0:58.5	labor racketeering, public corruption, civil rights, street gangs, and illegal drug investigations.
1:05.0	During his FBI career, John, in addition to his assignment on the Justice Task Force,
1:10.8	served for a short period in the Atlantic City Resident Agency out of the Newark Division.
1:16.6	His last assignment before retiring was serving as an FBI liaison to the National Commission
1:23.1	on Terrorist Attacks, 9-11 Commission, and as a member of the Professional Staff of the Commission.
1:29.8	After his retirement, he worked for the government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton as a military
1:35.1	law enforcement and intelligence consultant.
1:37.8	Currently, John is employed as a principal administrative officer for the Presbyterry
1:43.0	of Eastern Virginia.
1:44.8	We spoke previously with John Tam in episode 191 when he reviewed his investigation of labor
1:51.2	official Frank Sheeran, aka the Irishman.
1:55.4	John's case reviews are always so comprehensive, he has an unbelievable memory.
2:01.4	Now before we get to the interview, I want you to know that I had a chance to watch the
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