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B2 City Region The Boston Globe WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004 IIIIIMIIIIIMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIItllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIMIIMtlMI Salemme facing new federal charges New England in brief CAMBRIDGE Prosecutors allege nlobster lied about His involvement in S. Boston murder US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan (left) said he is confident new charges against Francis P. Salemme (right) will haye no effect on the conviction of former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr.

-v By Shelley Murphy GLOBE STAFF Former New England Mafia Boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme was given a new life, a new identity, and his freedom last year after helping put a corrupt FBI agent in prison. But yesterday, Salemme's past came back to haunt him as he was arrested on federal charges that he lied to investigators in 1999 when he denied any knowledge about the disappearance of a South Boston nightclub owner six years earlier. A two-count federal indictment charges Salemme with obstruction of justice and making false statements and alleges that he was present on May 10, 1993, when Steven A. DiSarro was murdered and then helped bury his body. The 71-year-old ex-Mafioso, who was released from prison in March 2003 after serving eight years and left the protection of the Federal Witness Security program earlier this year, was arrested at an undisclosed out-of-state location yesterday.

He is to appear in US District Court in Boston this morning to face the new charges. Although the indictment does not say who is suspected of killing DiSarro, 43, of Westwood, an informant told the FBI in 1993 that Salemme and his son, Frank, killed the nightclub manager and buried his body in an unknown location, according to law enforcement officials. Salemme's son died Sullivan said yesterday that despite the allegations that Salemme lied about DiSarro's murder, "We feel confident that the information he provided in the Connolly trial, as a material witness, was truthful." Salemme's new indictment "should have no impact" on Connolly's conviction, Sullivan said. But Boston lawyer Tracy Miner, who represented Connolly, said yesterday that she will review the charges against Salemme to determine whether there are grounds for a new trial for Connolly. "We said all along that Salemme was a liar and now the government agrees with us," Miner said.

"Unfortunately it's two years too late." Boston lawyer Anthony Cardinale, who represented Salemme and helped him negotiate his plea agreement with the government, said Salemme had been offered immunity as long as he told the truth and so it made no sense for him to hide his involvement in DiSarro's murder. in June 1995 of lymphoma. US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan said yesterday that investigators have yet to recover DiSarro's remains, but have been searching for his grave for more than a year. Salemme pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and admitted participating in eight gangland murders in the 1960s, but a judge cut his prison term by 28 months because his cooperation helped prosecutors bring racketeering and extortion charges against retired FBI agent John J.

Connolly Jr. At Connolly's trial in May 2002, Salemme testified that Connolly had warned him, James "Whitey Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi in advance of their January 1995 federal racketeering indictment. Flemmi was arrested immediately, but the tip allowed Salemme to evade capture for seven months. Bulger remains a fugitive on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list. Connolly was convicted and is serving a 1 0-year prison term.

"If he had any involvement in it, he had a pass," said Cardinale, adding, "There'd be no reason that I can think of, if he did have any involvement, for him not to own uptoit." Despite his testimony against Connolly, Salemme refused to turn on his friends in the Mafia. Assistant US Attorney Fred Wyshak told a judge in court last year that the faction led by Salemme was suspected in at least six unsolved gangland slayings in the 1980s and 1990s, but Salemme wasn't helpful in solving any of them. Salemme, who survived a botched assassination attempt in June 1989 by a renegade mob faction, has never even told investigators who shot him. After being released into the Federal Witness Security Program last year, Salemme apparently had difficulty adjusting and was spotted last spring hanging out at the Busy Bee Restaurant in Brookline, the same place that the State Police had bugged in the early 1990s to capture conversations between Salemme and underworld pals. Cardinale also questioned the credibility of Flemmi, who began cooperating with investigators last year after pleading guilty to racketeering and 10 murders in a deal that sent him to prison for life, but spared him the death penalty.

According to law enforcement officials, Flemmi is one of several witnesses who have provided information linking Salemme to DiSarro's slaying. DiSarro, who managed The Channel, a former nightclub on Necco Street in South Boston, disappeared as a US investigation was underway into allegations that the younger Salemme had bribed Teamsters' officials to allow a Hollywood film company to produce movies in Boston and Providence with nonunion labor. The indictment unsealed yesterday alleges that Salemme and his son had a hidden interest in The Channel. The indictment also alleges that Salemme not only denied involvement in DiSarro's disappearance, but tried to mislead investigators by telling them that the late Nicholas Bianco, who preceded Salemme as boss of New England's Patriarca family, wanted DiSarro "eliminated." Thomas Foley, who recently retired as head of the State Police and had headed an investigation that led to the discovery of four mob graves and indictments charging Bulger with 19 murders and Flemmi with 10, credited the State Police, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant US Attorney Fred Wyshak with bringing the new case. "The main thing is he's being held accountable for his actions," Foley said.

When asked why Salemme wouldn't reveal his alleged role in DiSarro's murder since he had immunity, Foley said, "Sometimes they think they're smarter than the average bear." Judge demoted after scathing TV report The top judge at Middlesex County Probate and Family Court has been demoted following a television news report that showed she recently worked six-hour days. Judge Beverly Boorstein, the subject of the WBZ-TV report, resigned as first justice and was reassigned as an associate justice in another probate and family court outside Middlesex County, state courts spokeswoman Joan Kenney said. "This action was taken based on an internal review by Chief Justice Robert Mulligan," Kenney said. Mulligan is the state's chief justice for administration and management of the trial court system. In the WBZ report airing yesterday, he said "she failed in both failing to set the example in her own work hours and in monitoring and supervising the other judges who work here." Boorstein released a statement yesterday saying that what taxpayers should be most concerned about is whether judges are fair and competent and adding that she is both, the TV station reported.

(AP) KINGSTON Plymouth man found dead near inn pool The body of a Plymouth man was discovered in the pool area of the Inn at Plymouth Bay in Kingston on Monday. Lieutenant Maurice Splaine of the Kingston Police Department, said police found James Shea, 47, dead at about 6 p.m. State Police released autopsy results, which showed Shea's death to have been an accident, although the exact cause is unknown. Police are awaiting the results of a toxicology report. WARWICK, R.I.

N. J. man serving in Iraq reserv unit dies A New Jersey man, 3 1 serving with a Rhode Island-based US Army Reserves unit in Bagdad, Iraq, died Monday after being attacked while conducting a vehicle search, the US Department of Defense announced yesterday. Bryan Freeman came under small arms fire and died from his injuries later that day, officials said. Freeman was part of the Warwick-based 443d Civil Affairs Battalion, which recently received media attention for its gift of 30 sheep to Iraqi families in honor of Ramadan.

NEWTON 2 students struck by car while chasing bus A 17-year-old student and his 14-year-old sister were struck by a car yesterday morning as they tried to catch a school bus at the intersection of Waverly and Tremont streets in Newton Corner, police said. The girl suffered cuts on the face and a possible broken arm, and her brother suffered scrapes and bruises. Both were transported to Children's Hospital in Boston. They were hit by a Volvo sedan traveling east on Tremont, police said. No citations have been issued against the 54-year-old driver, but police are still investigating the crash.

SPRINGFIELD Police chief probes principal's accusations The city's police chief has launched an internal investigation into a school principal's accusations of police brutality. Douglas Greer, principal of Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School, said that police officers abused him last week while he was having a diabetic attack. Mayor Charles Ryan said Greer's accusations are troubling, and said the officers involved should be placed on administrative duty for the duration of the investigation. Police Chief Paula Meara said an investigation is underway, and would not say whether the officers will be placed on administrative duty.

Ryan said the incident happened Thursday evening after Greer pulled his BMW into a convenience store parking lot when he felt a diabetic attack coming on. (AP) PROVIDENCE Club owners ordered to respond to suits Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, owners of The Station nightclub, must respond to civil lawsuits against them and cannot delay them until the related criminal case is settled, a federal judge has ruled. US District Judge Ronald Lagueux ruled Monday, however, that the Derderians cannot be deposed and do not have to answer more detailed questions now from lawyers for the nightclub fire's survivors and relatives of victims. The brothers and Daniel Biechele, the former manager for the rock band Great White, each face 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Feb. 20, 2003, fire at the West Warwick nightclub.

All three have pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges. In court Monday, the Derderians' civil lawyer, Anthony DeMarco, argued that forcing the Derderians to respond to the lawsuits at this point would jeopardize their right to a fair trial in the criminal case. But Steven Minicucci, one of the lawyers representing the fire victims, said those filing suits could be irreparably harmed if the civil case against the Derderians is put on hold until after the criminal case was over. (AP) IsTfilE .0 MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Beth Israel Deaconess Nursing at MGH. Aieaicai center SUnptjrtiw Br Hit Sutft flm Magiut Hwpitil Operating Room rns SICO RNS Bone Marrow Transplant RNs www.bidmccareers.com Nursing Career Expo 111404 Neuro ICU Vascular Surgery www.simplythebestnursingjobs.org WOMEN'S HOSPITAL A i DVQOffiEi Vfoum, Vitwt imnttmm Clinical Directors Program Managers Residential CounselorsSupport Workers I www.advocatesinc.org NURSING CAREER FAIR SAT.

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