Whitey Bulger Belongings Are Sold at Auction to Raise Money for Victims
A framed photo of a car. A “Psycho Killer Skull” ring. Rolling shopping carts.
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U.S. Plans to Auction Off Nearly 30,000 Bitcoins Seized in Crackdown on Online Marketplace for Illicit Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. government plans to unload nearly 30,000 bitcoins – valued at $17.3 million – during an auction later this month after seizing the currency as part of an FBI crackdown last year on an illicit online marketplace for drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some of the bitcoins seized from Silk Road …
Strange Collection of ‘Whitey’ Bulger Belongings to Be Auctioned Off
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A mannequin with a cat on its head. Nine fedoras. A collection of porcelain cats. All belonged to convicted mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who was sentenced to life in prison last month. The items are among a number of his possessions that are being auctioned off, The Las Vegas Guardian Express reports….
Unabomber Auction Produces $225,000 for Victims
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The recent auction that sold off belongings of Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski –including his journals and sun glasses — is paying off for the victims of his evil deeds. The Los Angeles Times reports that checks totaling $225,000 from the auction were sent to four victims. A federal judge in Sacramento ordered…
Feds Could Cash in On Russian Spies By Auctioning Property Left Behind
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds stand to gain some serious cash from the 10 Russian spies who were quickly deported last week. The New York Daily News reports that the feds could try to auction off the property left behind including homes that still have clothes hanging in the closets. “The crowds at these…