Geee Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Fox News:BOSTON -- After 16 long years, the arrest of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger appeared to end a long, frustrating manhunt that had embarrassed the FBI and raised questions about its efforts to find one of its most wanted fugitives.But Bulger's capture could be only the beginning of a new scandal for the Boston FBI and others.If Bulger decides to cut a deal with prosecutors, he could implicate an untold number of local, state and federal law enforcement officials, according to investigators who built a racketeering indictment against Bulger before he fled in 1995."If he starts to talk, there will be some unwelcome accountability on the part of a lot of people inside law enforcement," said retired Massachusetts state police Maj. Tom Duffy. "Let me put it this way: I wouldn't want my pension contingent on what he will say at this point."Bulger, the leader of the violent Winter Hill Gang, is charged in connection with 19 murders. He was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, where he had lived for 15 of the last 16 years, according to his landlord.Bulger's flight in early 1995 allegedly came after a tip from former Boston FBI Agent John Connolly Jr., who was convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice in 2002 for protecting Bulger and his cohort Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi from prosecution. Both Bulger and Flemmi were FBI informants who ratted out members of their main rivals, the New England Mob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hah. The best reporter on this story is Howie. I am listening to his show reporting on Whitey and Billy Bulger in the courthouse in Massachusetts. (HowieCarr.com) Boston Herald Whitey Bulger a wolf in sheep’s clothing By Howie Carr Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 9 hours ago Mother of Gawd, have you seen the photo? It looks like the feds pinched Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. And no, there is no truth to the rumor that when the G-men asked him his name, Whitey told them he was Rep. Nick Collins of South Boston. What a great day — it’s truly a “Whitey” Christmas in June. And look on the bright side — at least he didn’t leave behind a herd of cattle for his neighbors to care for. Plus, maybe they can also get him for breaking his lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Howie just said that Whitey's team just filed paperwork that he is indigent so that we could pick up the tab. Hard to imagine after they caught him with $800,000 in his apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Howie and Sandy are also saying that another radio station down the hallway gave information that for years drunks would call in from Santa Monica saying, "you will never guess who I saw in a bar in Santa Monica- Whitey Bulger!" No one followed up because the reports were from drunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 It is just amazing that there was a world-wide search for Whitey and he was living in that apartment for 15 years. I wonder if someone was on the payroll and then either left or stopped getting paid and that's how the FBI finally found him. This isn't good for the FBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 We are about 30 minutes away from when Whitey faces charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Boston Herald It’s time to break the silence By Peter Gelzinis Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 3 hours ago They looked like Father and Mother Christmas . . . from hell. Out on the Left Coast yesterday, a bald and ancient Whitey Bulger was hauled before a judge to begin answering for his crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, by the shores of Southie’s Pleasure Bay, it was kid brother Billy, the “Good Brother,” the former Mussolini of the state Senate, who was imprisoned — in his own living room in Southie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 BTW In case you aren't familiar with the "Good" brother, Billy Bulger didn't rise to power until Whitey got out of jail. Billy would twist arms by telling the pol or whoever else that it would be too bad if his brother came to pay this person a visit. When Billy left the state legislature, he became President of UMass. Until Governor Mitt Romney suggested that he would add Howie Carr, Judge Dare and Alan Dershowitz to the Board. Then Billy retired. He lost some pension but he got some of it back. Billy was getting something like $200,000 per year pension and it was reduced a little and then after Romney left, Billy sued to try to get the full amount back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Boston Herald Pal: Whitey Bulger won’t say a word He’ll only talk if it’ll save Greig By Laurel J. Sweet and Dave Wedge Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 16 hours ago One of the few survivors of James “Whitey” Bulger’s twisted inner circle told the Herald the Southie mobster will take his secrets to the grave — unless his beloved Catherine Greig can be saved. “He knows he’s never going to get out. The only one he may try to help is her. He does love her, and he’ll never see her again,” the figure, speaking on condition of anonymity, said of Bulger’s enduring flame. Whitey will only talk if he can save himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Boston Herald FBI tipster shrouded in mystery Theories include Whitey’s gal giving him up By Richard Weir Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 5 hours ago Was it the beautician who dyed Catherine Greig’s platinum locks or a doctor who gave the surgically enhanced mob moll a little nip and tuck? Perhaps it was a clerk at a pet shop who dropped the dime on the dog lover. Or maybe it was Greig herself who turned on her lover-on-the-lam and revealed James “Whitey” Bulger’s Santa Monica hide-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Boston Herald Victims’ kin relieved, hopeful justice awaits ‘I’d like to see him hanged’ By Jessica Heslam and Laurel J. Sweet Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 5 hours ago The long-suffering kin of loved ones the feds say were brutally murdered at the hands of South Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger found solace in his capture yesterday — an emotionally charged day they never thought they’d see. “It’s a long time coming. Thank God they have him,” said a tearful Marion Hussey, whose 26-year-old daughter, Deborah, was strangled to death in 1985 allegedly by Bulger and his henchman, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Boston Herald Pal: Catherine Greig had ‘a thing’ for boys on ‘darker side’s By O’Ryan Johnson Friday, June 24, 2011 - Updated 5 minutes ago Former dental hygienist Catherine Greig was a blond beauty known for turning the heads of neighborhood bad boys decades ago, but when James “Whitey” Bulger’s 60-year-old girlfriend was yanked from hiding Wednesday alongside him at their Santa Monica pad, she looked more like an aging moll beside a decrepit gangster. “She had a thing for guys, maybe bad boys, who went towards the darker side,” said a friend who grew up with her in South Boston. “She was a sweetheart, though.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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