Vinny was a person who was posting in an attempt to collect information for The Mass State Police. Alot of people posted here in response to him and the Staties got alot of information. His real name is Hal Mayo and he is from Everett. He was once into drug trafficking and that started a relationship with the Mass State Police Special Investigation Unit. It was quite an elaborate ruse that was thought up by Hal in an attempt to keep in good graces with his handlers. You might call Mark Rossetti a top echelon informant for the FBI. Hal Mayo is a top Echelon Informant for the Mass State Police and he is very elusive when it comes to arresting him on anything, thats why the Staties thought it if they can't beat him why not join him. They even went so far as to call his pre-trial probation officer to advocate keeping him on the street when he tested positive for cocaine. That's alot of pull, very valuable. Lieutenant Johnson of the Mass State Police Special Services Unit has given a standing order to protect Hal at all costs.It is kind of a trade off with the FBI and Rossetti.If you go to Fox 25 undercover and watch the Trooper (the one who looks like he eats nails) escorting Rossetti into the State Police Barracks you can see him whisper in his ear don't worry Mark we'll just trade you for Hal, you'll both get sweetheart deals.
