Richard Joseph Schneiderhan (June 13, 1934 – September 16, 2015) was a former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant in the Attorney General's Organized Crime Unit.
[4] Working in the unit gave him access to information that could help his friend Stephen Flemmi, now a powerful figure in the Winter Hill Gang.
Two months later, Weeks was arrested on racketeering charges, and he began cooperating with the authorities, which included helping to find the bodies of six gang victims and giving up Schneiderhan.
When Eric told the grand jury he wasn't sure if "Paul" was his father's code name for Flemmi, he was indicted for perjury, but found not guilty at trial.
His two co-defendants, his brother-in-law and niece, pleaded guilty for their roles in warning of the FBI telephone surveillance and were sentenced to one year of custody.