Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger entered the fourth day of deliberations today after a judge urged them Thursday to try to reach a verdict on each of the racketeering counts, the Boston Globe reports. “You have a duty to attempt to reach agreement on each of the racketeering…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal jury will resume deliberations today in the racketeering and murder trial of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger after submitting five questions for the judge, CNN reports. The eight men and four women wanted to know whether they needed to vote unanimously on 33 “predicate” acts in one of the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors in the murder and racketeering trial of suspected mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will deliberate for the second day after both sides delivered their closing remarks Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Bulger is charged with participating in 19 murders and wreaking havoc in Boston as the former leader of the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering case against accused mobster James ‘Whitey” Bulger may have reached its final days as prosecutors and defense attorneys prepare to present lengthy closing arguments today, the Associated Press wrote. The nearly eight-week trial will give way to closing arguments after jurors heard testimony about 19 killings in which…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Will reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger testify in his own murder and racketeering trial? Some experts believe it may be too hard for Bulger to resist. “He’s already done-in. He’s going to die in prison,” James McDonald, a lawyer for corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, told the Boston Herald. “This is…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Corrupt FBI agent John Connolly urged the feds against prosecuting him and James “Whitey” Bulger so they could continue delivering information about rival gangs, a former henchman for the accused mob boss testified Wednesday, The Boston Globe reports. Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified that Connolly helped them avoid indictments at a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger drew detailed, gruesome testimony about the litany of crimes committed by the White Hill Gang. Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi described on his third day of testimony how he helped murder people, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Flemmi said Bulger was driven to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Officials have not yet determined the cause of death of an alleged extortion victim of James “Whitey” Bulger who was found dead a day after learning he wouldn’t be testifying in the racketeering and murder trial of the suspected mob boss, The Boston Herald reports. An autopsy of Stephen M. “Stippo”…
