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Jul 26, 2007 7:10 am US/Eastern

Ruling Expected In FBI Wrongful Conviction Case

SOUTH BOSTON (AP) ― A federal judge is expected to rule Thursday in a case brought by the families of four men who spent decades in prison for a murder they didn't commit.

Peter Limone, Joseph Salvati and the families of two other men who died in prison after being convicted in the 1965 killing of Edward "Teddy" Deegan sued the F-B-I for malicious prosecution.

Lawyers for the men say Boston F-B-I agents knew that informant Joseph "The Animal" Barboza lied when he named the four men as Deegan's killers.

They argued that Barboza wanted to protect a fellow F-B-I informant, Vincent "Jimmy" Flemmi, who was involved in Deegan's killing.

But Justice Department lawyers argued that federal authorities can't be held responsible for the results of a state prosecution.

Salvati and Limone were exonerated in 2001 after F-B-I memos dating back to the Deegan case surfaced, showing the men were framed by Barboza.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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