How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System
Whitey Bulger was the crime boss of South Boston while being protected by the FBI as a confidential informant. Former FBI agent Robert Fitzpatrick's new memoir chronicles his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to bring Bulger down.
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A body found near Lincoln, Mass., has been identified as Stephen "Stippo" Rakes, a upcoming key witness in the trial of notorious South Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. A law enforcement official confirming Rakes' death to USA TODAY says authorities are investigating, and that he may have died of natural causes. Ref. USAToday
A Decision
A federal jury in Boston has reached a verdict in the 32-count indictment against reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts. The charges include allegations that Bulger was involved in 19 murders. Ref. CNN
Mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was convicted on 31 of 32 counts Monday by a federal jury in Boston.
In a conviction on one of the counts -- racketeering -- the jury found Bulger was involved in several murders.
Bulger, 83, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison plus 30 years.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 13. Ref. CNN
Infamous mobster faces reckoning
Mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who was convicted of murdering 11 people during his brutal decades-long rule over Boston's criminal underground, will face those victims' families when they address the court at his sentencing hearing this week. Ref. Source 9
Notorious mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences plus five years for his conviction in a string of murders, as well as racketeering, extortion, money laundering, obstruction of justice and narcotics distribution, during a reign of terror in the 1970s and '80s in South Boston. Ref. USAToday