Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent is about to find out what it’s like to be a defendant in a criminal trial. Arthur “Art” Bernard Gonzales, 43, is charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of his estranged wife in Virginia. Jury selection in his trial begins today, Fredericksburg.com reports. Gonzales told a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Voice recordings of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger were played at his murder and racketeering trial Tuesday, showing a different side than the relatively quiet defendant that the juror has so far seen, the Boston Globe reports. The recordings capture Bulger talking about murder, guns and funneling cash. “Pa-pa-pa-pa-pow,” whispered…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Accused Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was never an FBI informant, his attorneys plan to argue today at his murder and racketeering trial, Reuters reports. It’s important to Bulger’s image to show he was not a snitch. Defense attorneys said ex-FBI handler, John Connolly, who is in prison in connection…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger will turn its focus on the FBI’s 700-page file on the ex-mob boss next week, the Boston Herald reports. The trial began this week and took a recess for the weekend beginning Thursday. The records are expected to shine light on Bulger’s…
