Foley

In 2004, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft awardedThomas J. Foley the United States Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service for his role in the Whitey Bulger/John Connolly investigation.? It is the Justice Department's most prestigious?award.

A career officer with the Massachusetts State Police, Col. Thomas J. Foley rose to become Superintendant, its highest ranking officer, in 2001.? Starting in 1984, he was a member of the State Police's first task force against organized crime, helping to create the Investigative Unit that was dedicated to bringing James J. ?Whitey? Bulger to j...