BOSTON — The Indiana congressman who led the 2003 federal probe of corrupt ties between James “Whitey” Bulger and the FBI said he has seen no evidence of any immunity deal with the South Boston mobster — and doubts any exists.
“I can’t remember anything that would say Whitey Bulger had carte blanche as far as immunity is concerned,” said Republican Dan Burton, past chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “I would know if that happened, and I never saw anything like that.”
Bulger’s lawyer, J.W. Carney, claimed on Monday that a deal had been struck long ago granting Bulger immunity for all charges in the indictment, including his alleged role in 19 murders. Carney said in court papers the agreement, as well as the identity of the person who made it, would be revealed in the future.
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