Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster, plans to take the witness stand in his trial in March and explain that he received immunity while helping the FBI, his attorney said Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors say the Justice Department offered no deal to clear Bulger of charges that he participated…
By O’Ryan Johnson Boston Herald 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…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After a great deal of deliberation, the FBI has filled the final vacancy in its Ten Most Wanted fugitive list, the agency announced Wednesday, Adam Christopher Mayes, wanted in connection with the kidnapping last month of a mother, Jo Ann Bain, 31, and her three daughters in Tennessee, has been added…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The story about the Boston FBI cover up and coddling of thugs like James “Whitey” Bulger isn’t going to vanish any time soon, even though many years have passed. The latest: Thomas J. Foley, the former head of the Massachusetts State Police, who spent 20 years chasing Bulger, has penned a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds are apparently worried about the assets of James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend vanishing. They want to make sure she has the money to pay for any fines at sentencing. So they’ve frozen her assets, the Boston Herald reports. The Boston Herald reports that girlfriend Catherine Greig, who is behind bars,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend is throwing in the towel. The Boston Globe reports that Catherine Greig, according to court papers filed Monday in Boston federal court, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, conspiracy to commit identity fraud, and identity fraud . The Globe reported the agreement…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger, who is accused of helping the Boston mobster elude authorities for more than 16 years, may end up pleading guilty, the Boston Globe reported. Girlfriend Catherine Greig has indicated she wanted to cop a plea to harboring a fugitive, the Globe reported. Bulger, who was…
By NPR Staff When Whitey Bulger was captured last year, he’d spent close to 20 years on the run — and on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Bulger was the head of an Irish gang terrorizing the streets of South Boston. The Massachusetts State Police wanted him gone, but curiously couldn’t touch him. Why? Bulger…
