Jan 8, 2007 5:21 pm US/Eastern
Limone, Salvati Talk About Their Time In Jail
by Dan Rea
SOUTH BOSTON (CBS4) ―
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Joe Salvati, wrongly convicted of a Mafia murder, and Marie Salvati, his wife, in June 2002 file photo.
AP
Testimony continues on Monday in a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court against the FBI. Peter Limone and Joe Salvati both spent three decades behind bars for a murder they didn't commit. They took the witness stand Monday and recounted their time in jail.
For 30 years, Limone and Salvati sat in prison for a crime they did not commit. Their lawyers allege the FBI allowed a former mob hit-man to lie on the witness stand and they want millions from the federal government for these wrongful incarcerations.
Peter Limone was back on the witness stand Monday talking about what the FBI and an FBI informant did to him and his family.
Limone and three others were wrongfully convicted for the murder of Teddy Deegan.
The FBI brought their now disgraced informant Joe "The Animal" Barboza to state prosecutors to testify against Limone, Joe Salvati and two others who died in prison for a crime they did not commit.
Joe Salvati detailed the 30-year separation from his wife, Marie and their four children, who were ages five-13 when he was framed. Limone broke down in tears as he spoke more than a dozen close relatives who died during his incarceration.
This civil lawsuit is being tried without a jury.
Federal judge Nancy Gertner will decide this case and assess damages against the federal government if the plaintiffs prove wrongful imprisonment.
Legal researchers believe that the wrongful imprisonment of Salvati, Limone, Henry Tameleo and Louis Greco is the longest intentional wrongful imprisonment in the nation's history.
The four men spent a total of 109 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. If judge Gertner agrees, the total recovery could exceed the $100 million figure.
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