James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (/ b l d r /; September 3, 1929 - October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. Connolly confirmed Bulger's suspicions of McIntyre, leading Bulger and Flemmi to consider murdering McIntyre for his betrayal. Weeks also said that Bulger enforced strict rules over the dealers who operated on his territory,[35]:156 strictly forbidding the use of PCP and selling drugs to children,[35]:179 adding that those dealers who refused to play by his rules were violently driven out of his turf. Weeks said, "I don't understand because he's not the same as I remember him. 2:42 Within hours of his arrival at a federal prison in West Virginia, gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was beaten to death by inmates Tuesday in an attack that marks the final, brutal chapter. "People say Bulger liked to visit Santa Monica Pier", "Calif. cop: I knew he was here all along! Still, I wish I'd killed him. This amount was second only to Osama Bin Laden's capture reward on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. As long as Jimmy was an active informant, Connolly said, he could justify meeting with Jimmy and giving him valuable information. In 2010, the FBI turned its focus to Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. BOSTON A former FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder for leaking information to Boston gangster James Whitey Bulger that led to the 1982 shooting death of a gambling executive can be released from prison on medical grounds, officials ruled Wednesday. Three men were charged Thursday in connection with the 2018 death of notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, federal prosecutors announced. I think he liked the legitimacy a political cause gave him," Whitey pal Patrick Nee recalled. [85] The body of Paul McGonagle, of whom Greig's sister Margaret was a widow, lay hidden and buried for 25 years on Tenean Beach in Dorchester. Died: October 30, 2018 in a federal prison in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia Nicknames: Whitey, numerous aliases Associates: Winter Hill Gang, Patriarca Family, the FBI. [citation needed], Greig initially indicated that she would go to trial rather than accept a plea bargain. [32] The Bulger family moved in and the children grew up there. In 1971, Killeen's younger brother Kenny allegedly shot and mauled Michael "Mickey" Dwyer, a member of the rival Mullen Gang, during a brawl at the Transit Caf. After interrogating McIntyre over several hours, however, Bulger decided that he did not have the discipline to cut ties with everyone. According to authorities, the arrests were a "direct result" of the media campaign launched by the FBI in fourteen television markets across the country where Bulger and Greig reportedly had ties. Bulger and Flemmi were left out of the indictments. [97] Whether Bulger was targeted randomly or deliberately is not known. "[118] The Bulger family sought US$200,000 in damages. Prosecutors allege that a mere 12 hours after Bulger arrived at USP Hazelton, he was found dead in his cell. At one point, FBI agents were sent to Uruguay to investigate a lead. However, he was repeatedly unfaithful to her with a host of other women, and was often absent while overseeing the running of his organization. He was found by prison. He was serving two life sentences for. '"[35]:59, Strangely enough, Jimmy, told me, 'Louie's last words to me were a lie.' Later reports of a sighting in Italy in April 2007 proved false. He had to give it up. They just knocked the people from Southie during busing. Bulger was able to begin taking part in counseling with a prison psychologist at the Tucson facility. He repeatedly got in fights with other inmates who accused Bulger of being "a rat." At the end of our dinner, he seemed more aware of everything around him. In addition to the conspiracy charge,. [28][29][30] Their first child, James Joseph Bulger Jr., was born in 1929. Even after he retired, Connolly still had friends in the FBI, and he and Jimmy kept meeting to let each other know what was going on. [105] Bulger was also in poor health, as he was unable to walk and had a damaged hip, often falling out of bed. [43]:54 Morris not only proved himself unable to rein in Connolly's protection of Bulger, but even began assisting him. Tommy's problems began when he and Jimmy had worked in Triple O's. [120], Bulger had two younger brothers, William Michael "Billy" Bulger (born 1934) and John "Jackie" P. Bulger (born 1938). "[43]:30 Kenny would later testify that Winter Hill enforcers Stephen Flemmi and John Martorano were in the car with Bulger. But Jimmy and I usually ended up laughing at most of the news stories, as time and time again the media had it wrong, over and over again holding to their pledge to never let the truth get in the way of a good story. The cop who gave him the permit told him, 'I'm glad my last name is not Corsetti.' [92] In March 2012, however, Greig pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. The 89-year-old Bulger was jailed in 2013 for the murder of 11 different . A week later, Tommy was dead. [56] Valhalla rendezvoused 120 nautical miles (220km; 140mi) off the west coast of Ireland with the Marita Ann, an IRA ship that had sailed from Tralee. Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after he was transferred from a prison in Florida, where he had been serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes.. [33] By then he had joined a street gang known as the "Shamrocks" and would eventually be arrested for assault, forgery and armed robbery. A notorious mob boss serving a life sentence for his part in 11 slayings, Bulger, 89, was ailing and confined to a wheelchair on October 30, 2018, when he was slain at the U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton, a high-security federal facility referred to by inmates as "Misery Mountain." [51]:216 Connolly reported that Halloran was shopping this information to the FBI for a chance for him and his family to be placed in the Witness Protection Program. However, the nickname "Whitey" stuck. He quietly served a long prison sentence and refused to admit to having paid protection money to Bulger, Flemmi and Weeks. He described his experience as "nightmarish" and said it took him "to the depths of insanity", writing in his notebooks that he heard voices and feared being "committed for life" if he admitted this to anyone. Part of me does [still love him]. At Coleman, Bulger started experiencing night terrors, which he attributed to the experiments he had taken part in while incarcerated in the 1950s, where he had been administered LSD. [59], After fleeing Boston, Bulger and Stanley spent four days over Christmas in Selden, New York, before spending New Year's Day in a hotel in New Orleans's French Quarter. On January 5, 1995, Bulger prepared to return to Boston, believing that it had been a false alarm. After arriving at the scene, Weeks staked out the Anthony's Pier 4 restaurant, where Halloran was dining. In June 2012, Greig pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity fraud, receiving a sentence of eight years in prison. ", "Fourth Superseding Indictment in Case Number 94-10287-MLW, United States v. Francis P. Salemme, et al", "Third Superseding Indictment in Case Number 99-10371-RGS, United States v. James J. Bulger, et al", "Search for Whitey Bulger turns to Canada". [130] Lindsey Cyr later recalled it as: An absolute nightmare, and it was very difficult for Jimmy because, no matter what, there was nothing that could save this. Whitey Bulger's father, James Joseph Bulger Sr., was from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland (now the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), hailing from Irish parents. Jimmy shot him right between the eyes. "[35]:207, In his memoirs, Kevin Weeks related his participation in an attempt to assassinate reporter Howie Carr at his house in suburban Acton. In 1993 and 1994, before the pinches came down, Jimmy and Stevie were traveling on the French and Italian Riviera. Bulger replied, "You've stepped over the line. And he was. "The next day, Corsetti reported the meeting to the Boston police. A wrongful death lawsuit, which described Bulger as "perhaps the most infamous and well-known inmate" in federal prison since Al Capone, claimed that Bulger was "deliberately sent to his. Bulger's death raised questions about why the. [104] According to prison documents obtained by The New York Times, Bulger gained a reputation for disconcerting behavior during his time in prison: "At the Coleman prison complex in Florida in September 2014, he was disciplined multiple times, including once for masturbating in front of a male staff member and once, in February, for threatening a female medical staff member". Bulger declined to seek bail and remained in custody. Bulger became a fugitive in 1994 and was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1999, and was considered the most wanted person on the list behind Osama bin Laden. [16] On August 12, Bulger was found guilty on 31 counts, including both racketeering charges, and was found to have been involved in eleven murders. [18] Bulger was incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida. ', According to former Mullen boss Patrick "Pat" Nee, McGonagle ambushed and murdered O'Sullivan on the assumption he was the one responsible for his brother's killing. I would see, over and over again, that some of these people had been arrested for crimes that were mentioned in these reports. [17] On November 14, he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus five years by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. He is 12 years of my life. [111] Correctional officers had warned Congress just days before the most recent Hazelton death that facilities were being dangerously understaffed. No question about it. McIntyre implicated Bulger in the botched smuggling to FBI agent Roderick Kennedy, but Kennedy "insisted that [Bulger's handler] Connolly overheard him talking about someone on the Valhalla cooperating". [94] Greig's attorney recommended 12 months in prison, while prosecutorsciting Greig's "unrepentant obstruction"asked for 37 months. [35]:xvixvii In 1997, shortly after The Boston Globe disclosed that Bulger and Flemmi had been informants, Weeks met with Connolly, who showed him a photocopy of Bulger's FBI informant file. [102], In September 2014, Bulger entered the Coleman II United States Penitentiary in Sumterville, Florida. Bulger also personally donated some of his own weapons. After the 1986 RICO indictment of Angiulo and his associates, the Patriarca family's Boston operations were in a shambles. that Bulger, in exchange for favorable treatment in sentencing, would have much to tell authorities about corruption at the local, state and federal levels, which allowed him to operate his criminal enterprise for so long. Boston police detective Michael Flemmi, Stephen's brother, informed Weeks of the arrest. James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men, has died in UPDATE (Aug. 18, 2022, 5:00 p.m. [12] He was apprehended along with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, outside an apartment complex in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011. [64][65] Following his arrest, Bulger revealed that instead of being reclusive, he had in fact traveled frequently, with witnesses coming forward to say they had seen him on the Santa Monica Pier and elsewhere in southern California. Even when there were 400 people in the bar, you always knew Louie was there. During the return voyage, the Irish Navy stopped Marita Ann and seized the hidden arsenal, arresting IRA members Martin Ferris, Mike Browne, and John Crawley. In a 2004 interview, Stanley stated that she was planning to publish her memoirs;[44] however, she died of lung cancer in 2012 at the age of 71.[133]. Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. [83] He was from a family that led the Mullen Gang and was injured during a mob gunfight in 1969. "[35]:57, Litif had been stealing money from his partners in the bookmaking operation and using the money to traffic cocaine, and had not only refused to pay Bulger a cut of his drug profits but committed two murders without Bulger's permission. [60] On May 23, 2001, Bulger, along with Stephen and Michael Flemmi, were charged in a 48-count federal indictment with racketeering, murder, and other crimes. No, no one's worried about him. [122] In April 2003, the committee voted "to grant William Bulger immunity to obtain information concerning Whitey's whereabouts and the FBI's misuse of informants. BOSTON He was one of the most infamous criminals to ever be killed behind bars. [83], At about age 20, Greig married Robert "Bobby" McGonagle, a Boston firefighter. It was over. He was one of the most infamous criminals to ever be killed behind bars. Bulger was 89 years old. But in the long run, Jimmy and I got sidetracked and the maggot lived. He had the means and kept a low profile. [31] Nee disputes this, claiming that Killeen was murdered by Mullen enforcers James Mantville and Tommy King, not Bulger. He had even joined associations in Baxter's name, building an entire portfolio for the guy. [84] Before his 1987 death by drug overdose, McGonagle reportedly held Bulger responsible for the murders of his brothers, twins Donald and Paul McGonagle, who were killed in the fighting which occurred during the Mullen-Killeen gang war. Three years have passed since Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was killed at a West Virginia prison, but federal officials investigating his death have yet to charge anyone, the. Family members, including his brother, former Massachusetts state Senate president William M. Bulger, and the twin sister of Catherine Greig attended. Bulger fathered one child, Douglas Glenn Cyr (19671973), during a 12-year relationship with Lindsey Cyr, a waitress and former fashion model living in North Weymouth, Massachusetts. He had always said you had to be ready to take off on short notice. In Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture & Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss, authors Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge reveal how notorious gangster Whitey Bulger finally got caught. BOSTON . Shortly thereafter, on May 13, 1972, Donald Killeen was gunned down outside his home in the suburb of Framingham. "[35]:58 Litif responded that, as Bulger was his friend, he had nothing to worry about. Nowalk said that on the day of the . He was beaten so mercilessly that he couldn't be recognized. Whitey Bulger is the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime family based in Boston, Massachusetts. Winter Hill was never the same as far as wise guys go," he said. According to Weeks:[35]:236. The US mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger, who was convicted of 11 murders after spending 16 years on the run, has been jailed by a Boston court. The death of the infamous mob boss is being treated as murder. In a 2004 interview, Winter recalled that the highly intelligent Bulger "could teach the devil tricks". [1][13][14][15] Bulger and Greig were then extradited to Boston and taken to court under heavy guard. [31], In late August or early September 1974, Bulger and an accomplice reportedly set fire to an elementary school in Wellesley to intimidate U.S. District Court Judge Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. over his mandated plan to desegregate schools in the city of Boston by means of busing. I can't believe he's so chatty right now. Even before he went on the run, he would always say, "Let's all go to hell together." Their base was the Transit Caf in South Boston, which later became Whitey's Triple O's. Bulger and Flemmi stepped into the ensuing vacuum to take control of organized crime in the Boston area. Coffey stated that since Bulger was accused of "leading a criminal enterprise" while working as an informant and was also now a fugitive, he had "forfeited any reasonable expectation" that his identity would be protected. [105], Bulger was transferred from the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City to United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, in West Virginia on October 29, 2018. Jimmy and I were friends, not like father and son. Bulger who ruled Boston's criminal underground for more than 20 years and stayed on the run for another 16 before his capture was reportedly beaten to death within hours of his transfer from a Florida prison to the high-security penitentiary in West Virginia on Tuesday. November 8, 2018. A day later, "using a ruse, agents and other task force members lured Mr. Bulger out of his apartment", "arrested him 'without incident', then went in the house and arrested Greig". [] And I'm not particularly sympathetic to some of the people involved, some of the victims' families. Captured in 2011, he was later found guilty of federal racketeering . That night, as always, he was talking in his obnoxious loud voice. Bulger was in a. Bulger's father worked as a union laborer and occasional longshoreman; he lost his arm in an industrial accident[31]:48 and the family was reduced to poverty. Whitey Bulger was a prominent figure in Boston's organized crime scene from the 1970s until the mid-'90s when he fled the area. After evading the police for 16 years - for twelve of which he was on. [19] In October 2018, he was transferred to the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City,[103] and then a few days later to the Federal Penitentiary in West Virginia. There they remained for two. Bulger coldly responded, "We're not friends anymore, Louie. 170 18K views 2 years ago The last known photos of late notorious gangster Whitey Bulger are being released for the first time, along with the story behind what happened while he was on the run. To be a successful fugitive you have to cut all contacts from your previous life. BOSTON (AP) A funeral Mass was held in Boston Thursday for notorious gangster James ''Whitey'' Bulger, who was killed last week hours after he arrived at a troubled . [121], In December 2002, William Bulger appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and refused to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Bulger had previously donated to NORAID and shipped weapons"guns and a block of C-4 plastic explosives"in a van to the IRA in the early 1980s. And Jimmy said, "I'm never going to hurt like this again."[129]. In 1988, Bulger's status as an FBI informant was revealed publicly when the Globe's "Spotlight" team, led by journalist Gerard O'Neill, published a story detailing his work with the Bureau while still actively committing crimes. Police officers found the employee hanging from a beef rack, having been severely tortured and held for more than six days. [62] A businessman watching Hannibal recognized a photograph of Bulger in a scene featuring the website of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. Although [McGonagle] never did anything, he kept on stirring everything up with his mouth. Guards immediately undertook lifesaving measures, officials said, but he was pronounced dead. One year later, on September 8, 1975, Bulger and an unidentified person tossed a Molotov cocktail into the John F. Kennedy birthplace in Brookline in retaliation for Senator Ted Kennedy's vocal support for Boston school desegregation. The final cache included "91 rifles, 8 submachine guns, 13 shotguns, 51 handguns, 11 bullet-proof vests, 70,000 rounds of ammunition, plus an array of hand grenades and rocket heads". [43]:288289,291293 Federal judge Mark L. Wolf granted Cardinale's motion on May 22, 1997. He wouldn't hesitate. KYW-TV, channel 3, is a CBS owned and operated television station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After listening to the pitch, Bulger is said to have responded, "Alright, if they want to play checkers, we'll play chess. But I don't think they'll ever catch him. There were more and more names of Polish and Irish guys, of people we had done business with, of friends of mine. In April 1994, a joint task force of the DEA, the Boston Police, and the Massachusetts State Police launched a probe of Bulger's illegal gambling operations. This earned Shea a legendary reputation in South Boston. Up until then, I always believed he thought there was a chance he had beat the case. [95], Greig served much of her eight-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca in Minnesota,[96] but was also detained at various points in Rhode Island ahead of proceedings in the criminal contempt case. [108][112][113] Geas, 51, and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno, a Genovese crime family capo who was shot in a Springfield, Massachusetts parking lot. "He probably won't show. Rumors had abounded long before then, since it was unheard of for a criminal of Bulger's stature to go for years without even an arrest. However, Bulger instead executed McGonagle's law-abiding brother Donald in a case of mistaken identity. [101] Prosecutors in Florida and Oklahoma announced after Bulger's conviction that they would wait until after sentencing concluded before deciding whether or not to prosecute Bulger in their states. His health also declined due to a lack of exercise. "Whitey loved being associated with the IRA and the cause of Irish freedom. [127] Bulger and Cyr began living together in 1966, when Cyr was 21 and a waitress at a North Quincy caf. [100], On November 14, 2013, Bulger was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, plus five years. Casper told Bulger that such a sentence was necessary given his "unfathomable" crimes, some of which inflicted "agonizing" suffering on his victims. [114] According to ABC News, Bulger's medical status had been lowered on October 8, 2018, shortly before he was transferred. The plans climaxed with Weeks' own attempt to shoot Carr with a sniper rifle as he came out of his house. They didn't ask me to go, not that I would have wanted to. His counseling was soon terminated, and he was transferred to the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Florida. Bulger was sentenced to a juvenile reformatory for these offenses. [37], Bulger and eighteen other inmates, all of whom had volunteered in return for reduced sentences, were given LSD and other drugs over an eighteen-month period. The two of them traveled all over Europe, sometimes separating for a while. Although by this time he was aware of Bulger's FBI deal, he was determined to remain faithful to the neighborhood code of silence. [102] Bulger was indicted in Florida for the murder of Callahan and in Oklahoma for the murder of Roger Wheeler, and could have received the death penalty in those states. [43]:300301, On September 5, 2006, federal judge Reginald C. Lindsay ruled that the mishandling of Bulger and Flemmi caused the 1984 murder of informant John McIntyre, awarding his family $3.1million in damages. [83] Greig has been described as intelligent, hardworking and educated, although was very subservient to, and dominated by, Bulger. FBI Special Agent John Connolly was assigned to make the pitch. Oct. 29, 2021 1:45 AM PT. You're no longer just a bookmaker. [87], Greig had been wanted by the FBI since 1999. [49], In February 1979, federal prosecutors indicted numerous members of the Winter Hill Gang, including boss Howie Winter, for fixing horse races. Among them was the trio's fear of wiretaps and policy of never discussing their business over the telephone or in vehicles. [74] Carmen Ortiz, U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, said "she believes the death penalty is not an option in the federal charges Bulger faces in her district, but that he could face the death penalty for two cases outside the district". Tommy's second and last mistake had been getting into the car with Jimmy, Stevie, and Johnny Martorano. FBI Special Agent Dennis Condon noted in his log in September 1973 that Bulger and Nee had been heavily shaking down the neighborhood's bookmakers and loan sharks. James "Whitey" Bulger is seen in two booking photos, decades apart -- 1959 and after his capture in 2011. [20][106] At 8:20a.m. on October 30, the 89-year-old Bulger[107] was found dead. If he saw them coming, he would take them with him. I certainly always stand by him. The last nickname came from his habit of wearing cowboy boots, which he used to hide a switchblade. He was tried on thirty-two counts of racketeering, money laundering, extortion and weapons charges, including complicity in nineteen murders. They traveled to Clearwater, Florida, where Bulger retrieved his "Tom Baxter" identification from a safety deposit box. This led to him meeting more experienced criminals and finding more lucrative opportunities. [] I remember that we were walking out of the hospital the night that he died, and he was holding my hand. [79] In Florida, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said, "After a 16-year delay, I will be working to ensure that a Miami jury has the opportunity to look [Bulger] in the eyes and determine his fate". [42]:123125. Bulger was allegedly bludgeoned to death in. On September 13, 1984, Bulger, Weeks and Nee supervised the loading of Valhalla. Michael Donahue, a friend of Halloran's from Dorchester, incidentally ran into him at the restaurant. [44] During this era, Bulger's victims included Mullen veterans McGonagle, King, and James "Spike" O'Toole. They also reported themselves unable to agree about the murder of Debra Davis, though Bulger had already been found liable for her death in a civil suit. They would rent cars and travel all through Europe. Yet at that moment, in that restaurant in New York, I sensed that he had moved to a new place in his mind. Marshal. On June 3, Paul E. Coffey, the head of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice, gave a sworn statement admitting that Bulger had been an FBI informant. He had been stabbed with an ice pick and shot. [93], In September 2015, Greig was indicted on a charge of criminal contempt stemming from her refusal to testify before a grand jury about whether other people aided Bulger while he was a fugitive. [16] The trial lasted two months and included the testimony of 72 witnesses; the jury began deliberations August 6. When their lawyer, Tony Cardinale, learned about this, he realized that the FBI had lied about the basis for the bug in order to protect an informant. Their father was a machinist from Glasgow, Scotland, and their mother was from Canada, as was Bulger's father. Whitey Bulger, the notorious and colorful Boston mobster whose life was captured on the big screen, has died in a federal prison and - according to TMZ - the death was gruesome and brutal.. Kevin Weeks, who wrote a memoir, "Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob" (2006, with Phyllis Karas), said that in 1993 and 1994 Mr. Bulger prepared for life on . Donahue was shot in the head and killed instantly. Nevertheless, he received an honorable discharge in 1952 and returned to Massachusetts. [34], Shortly after his release in April 1948, Bulger joined the United States Air Force, but he had not reformed. Connolly kept telling me that 90 percent of the information in the files came from Stevie. He was beaten to death by the inmates when he was in his wheelchair, soon after he arrived there. Bulger was captured in California in 2011 after a 16-year manhunt. [51]:206268, According to Weeks, when Bulger met with McIntyre in a South Boston house, he hoped to avoid murdering the informant and offered to send him to South America with money and the understanding that he was never to contact his family or friends again. The cause of his death was later indicated as Blunt force trauma. After his retirement he was appointed President of the University of Massachusetts system. [67], After sixteen years at large and twelve years on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011. "[35]:261, In the aftermath, Weeks decided to cut a deal with federal prosecutors and revealed where almost every penny was stashed and every body was buried. He pleaded not guilty to 48 charges, including 19 counts of murder, extortion, money laundering, obstruction of justice, perjury, narcotics distribution and weapons violations. In a decision that would prove costly to him, Donahue offered Halloran a ride home. the FBI.[8][9][10][11]. [8][9][10], Bulger was arraigned in federal court on July 6, 2011. For example, one murder was of Whitey's partner's exgirlfriend. After a number of bookmakers agreed to testify to having paid protection money to Bulger, a federal case was built against him under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
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