--Yesterday in Boston, a federal judge declared the government must pay $101 million to Joseph Salvati, Peter Limone, and the families of Louis Greco and Henry Tameleo for a wrongful conviction with a Goodfellas-worthy storyline.

Here's the gist of the story. Someone killed Edward "Teddy" Deegan in 1965. Joseph "The Animal" Barboza said these four men did it – to protect an FBI informant, Vincent "Jimmy" Flemmi. So Barboza lied – and the FBI knew all along because they needed the informant. Salvati and Limone spent over 30 years in prison, and Greco and Tameleo died there.

US Judge Nancy Gertner had a lot to say about the FBI's choices:
The FBI knew his (Barboza's) testimony was false, but let perjury happen anyway," Gertner said. The FBI said the benefit outweighed the cost. To put it in current terms, these four men were collateral damage. Now is the time to say, without equivocation, this cost to these four men is not remotely acceptable.

--A shooting happened in Roslindale last night, and it's a little odd. The 26-year-old victim told police that someone dressed in a "ninja suit" broke into her home and shot her in the behind. She's expected to be okay.

--As if you didn't worry enough about Masshole drivers. Early this morning, a drain grate on Route 128 in Westwood came loose, flying toward the driver of a Toyota Corolla, injuring the driver and tying up traffic.

--A Big Brother volunteer is accused of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old Little Brother. He was arraigned Wednesday on multiple charges related to the case.

The Globe contacted Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts, and the chief executive vigorously defended the programs screening process and said that abuse with in the program happens "less than 10 times a year among the 200,000 pairs matched nationally."

--Whoever wrote the BPD blotter yesterday gets the award for Best Blotter Line Ever Until We See a Cooler One. This line involves a trespassing incident and a bag of weed: "As officers approached the building, the suspects ran down a footpath to Slayton Way and straight into the long arms of the law."

All charges alleged until proven under law. GoodFellas DVD cover from Amazon.