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The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $102 million ruling against the government on Thursday. The money was awarded to Joseph Salvati, Peter Limone and the families of Henry Tameleo and Louis Greco after the District Court ruled in 2007 that the FBI withheld evidence that proved Salvati, Limone, Tameleo and Greco weren't involved in the 1965 killing of Edward "Teddy" Deegan. The four men spent decades in prison, and Tameleo and Greco died behind bars. two who died there -- for a murder they didn't commit. Juliane Balliro, who represented the families of Limone and Tameleo, said the men were considered "collateral damage" as they pursued cases against the Mafia in the 1960s. Limone was awarded $26 million and Salvati got $29 million, while the estates of Greco and Tameleo received $28 million and $13 million, respectively. more ›