Betrayal (Fitzpatrick book)

Betrayal
Author	Robert Fitzpatrick with Jon Land
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Forge Book
Media type	Print (hardcover & paperback), audio CD (read by Michael Prichard), Amazon Kindle, Audible, Audiobook
ISBN	978-0-7653-3551-7 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-7653-3550-0 (trade paperback), ISBN 978-1-4299-6366-4 (e-book)
Dewey Decimal	813'.54—dc23
LC Class	PS3562.A469B48 2012

Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down is the memoir of , a former assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office. It was written by Fitzpatrick and his co-author Jon Land. In the early 1980s, FBI headquarters in Washington sent Fitzpatrick to the Boston FBI office to evaluate Whitey Bulger's "suitability" as a high level informant. Instead he encountered an environment that appeared to support and enable Bulger's alleged antithetical behaviors and goals.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sentenced for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice During Bulger Trial https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-fbi-assistant-special-agent-charge-sentenced-perjury-and-obstruction-justice

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^ On August 5, 2016 Robert Fitzpatrick was sentenced in federal court for Perjury Obstruction of Justice during the Bulger trial after admitting to six lies he told during his sworn testimony. included in his admissions was "his assignment to Boston in 1980 as ASAC was not a special mission ordered by the Assistant Director of the FBI because there were problems in the office, but rather a routine reassignment." English, T.J. (Jan 27, 2012). "Robert Fitzpatrick's Memoir Reveals Attempts to Stop Whitey Bulger". The Daily Beast. The Newsweek / Daily Beast Company LLC. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ Ayers, Jeff (January 12, 2012). "Review: 'Betrayal' by Robert Fitzpatrick, with Jon Land". Chicago Sun Times and Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ NPR Staff: Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block (February 5, 2012). "How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

Fitzpatrick, Robert and Land, Jon Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down Forge Books, 2012 ISBN 0765335514

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[English-1] On August 5, 2016 Robert Fitzpatrick was sentenced in federal court for Perjury Obstruction of Justice during the Bulger trial after admitting to six lies he told during his sworn testimony. included in his admissions was "his assignment to Boston in 1980 as ASAC was not a special mission ordered by the Assistant Director of the FBI because there were problems in the office, but rather a routine reassignment." English, T.J. (Jan 27, 2012). "Robert Fitzpatrick's Memoir Reveals Attempts to Stop Whitey Bulger". The Daily Beast. The Newsweek / Daily Beast Company LLC. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

[suntime-2] Ayers, Jeff (January 12, 2012). "Review: 'Betrayal' by Robert Fitzpatrick, with Jon Land". Chicago Sun Times and Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

[allthings-3] NPR Staff: Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block (February 5, 2012). "How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

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