By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com John Kerry has joined others in urging the federal government to pay the families of two men allegedly killed by James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious gangster and FBI informant, reports Boston.com. As reported in ticklethewire.com previously, Rep. William R. Keating, a Democrat of Massachusetts, has already urged the government to pay the families…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It was just a matter of time. Four months after the FBI captured Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in California, word has surfaced that a movie will be made based on his life. The website Deadline New York reports that actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon “are reuniting in their first…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Shades of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger? A letter from Sen. Charles Grassley to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III seems to suggest so. If you recall, the Boston FBI caught hell for letting Bulger run wild and commit crimes while he acted as informant and snitched on his rivals back in…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Rep. William R. Keating (D-Mass.) is asking Congress to pay the families of two men allegedly killed by James “Whitey’’ Bulger the $8.5 million they were initially awarded by a Boston federal judge, the Boston Globe reported. The Court of Appeals this year tossed out the award on a technicality, saying…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Boston Globe is standing by its decision to publicly name the tipster that led federal agents to nab fugitive gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in June in California. Editors were confident that revealing the name of Anna Bjornsdottir, an Iceland native and Santa Monica, Calif. neighbor of Bulger’s, did not pose…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The former Miss Iceland Anna Bjornsdottir was splitting her time between Iceland and Santa Monica, Calif. when, at home in Iceland, she saw a photo of her Santa Monica neighbors, Carole and Charlie Gasko, flash across the TV screen, according to CBS Boston. The Gaskos’ were actually mob boss Whitey Bulger…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The person who tipped off the FBI about the whereabouts of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, not only got $2 million for that tip, but got an extra $100,000 for the capture of Bulger’s girlfriend Catherine Greig, the Boston Globe reported. The FBI issued a statement saying: “As of Friday,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Las Vegas man is fuming over the fact the FBI has written a $2 million reward check to an Iceland woman who reportedly tipped off authorities about the whereabouts of fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in June. The Boston Herald reported that Keith Messina, 45, the manager of a Subway…
