There are previous articles, one in "The Irish Echo" that I will try and aquire and post from that time that allege that Seamus was acting as Irish street boss while The German and Thunder ran operations from prison and Florida. According to the articles the head of the Philadelphia FBI Organized Crime Task Force attributed the murder to The German who allegedly ordered this "hit" after Seamus reportedly told Trip Harding (former boss Ed Harding's son) that he had plans to take over German and Thunder rackets. McClaughlin is a "patch master" or hitman brought in to take care of the situation. This is common in organized crime. Italian and Irish undergrounders have been known to bring people over to conduct hits.