Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mob boss convicted: One of the nation’s most notorious mafia leaders, James “Whitey” Bulger, was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 13 after a Boston federal jury found him guilty of racketeering, money laundering and extortion. Bulger was a violent, cold-blooded leader of the Boston Irish mob for decades….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A mannequin with a cat on its head. Nine fedoras. A collection of porcelain cats. All belonged to convicted mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who was sentenced to life in prison last month. The items are among a number of his possessions that are being auctioned off, The Las Vegas Guardian Express reports….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI agent credited with capturing notorious gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger provides new details about the June 2011 arrest, CBS reports. CBS released a short clip previewing the interview with Scott Garriola that will be aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday. When FBI agents raided Bulger’s apartment, they found a collection of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorneys for notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger plan to appeal his murder and racketeering conviction less than a week after he was sentenced to two life terms in prison, Reuters reports. The brief filing in U.S. District Court in Boston does not list specific objections. But Reuters suggests Bulger’s attorneys may be…
By Howie Carr Boston Herald If Whitey dies before we find his blood money, he wins. This is the last unfinished chapter in the sordid tale of the Bulgers. Where is Whitey’s dough? So far, they’ve found four of his safe-deposit boxes — in Montreal, Clearwater, London and Dublin — so how many more do…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The relatives of James “Whitey” Bulger’s victims spoke out Wednesday during a pre-sentencing hearing for the notorious mobster, the Boston Globe reports. But no matter what the relatives said, Bulger stood impassively with his back to them. “You won’t even turn around and look at us?” said Patrick Callahan, shaking his head…
Howie Carr Boston Herald Whitey Bulger, you wanted to kill me, but I’m still alive. And you’re dead. You’re not going to last long in a real prison, you bully, you coward. I heard you’ve told some of the guards down at Plymouth you would have killed me for sure but you were concerned about…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, who once ruled violently over Boston’s criminal world, is expected to get a sentence of life in prison today and hear from victims of his crimes. It’s unclear whether the 84-year-old man will speak during the trial. But those who will speak are wives and children of some of…
