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 racketeering and murder trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is coming to an end, and the defense is expected to rest its case today. All eyes are on Bulger, who has not said yet whether he will testify on his own behalf or let the witnesses doing the speaking for him, the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger continued to make the case that their client wasn’t an FBI informant, the Associated Press reports. Bulger’s attorneys opened their case Tuesday in the murder and racketeering trial of the 83-year-old man accused of participating in 19 murders. The Associated Press reports that Bulger’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patrick Nee literally wrote the book on mob life. And despite serious allegations that he was involved in drugs, guns and even helping bury a body, Nee remains free of jail. The Boston Globe reports that Nee is expected soon to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of reputed…
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”…
