Known as Jimmy to his dwindling list of friends, Whitey to the rest of the world, he is at the center of a sordid tale of crime and corruption.
Known as Jimmy to his dwindling list of friends, Whitey to the rest of the world, he is at the center of a sordid tale of crime and corruption.
Working under the current US Attorney, Carmen Ortiz, assistant US Attorneys Fred Wyshak, Brian Kelly and Zachary Hafer are starting what will undoubtedly be the trial of their careers.
Working under the current US Attorney, Carmen Ortiz, assistant US Attorneys Fred Wyshak, Brian Kelly and Zachary Hafer are starting what will undoubtedly be the trial of their careers.
Defense attorneys J.W. Carney Jr. and Henry Brennanhave the unenviable task of defending someone the government would love to convict.
Defense attorneys J.W. Carney Jr. and Henry Brennanhave the unenviable task of defending someone the government would love to convict.
Agent Connolly was Bulger's and Flemmi's FBI handler, taking the information they supplied about the Italian mafia in Boston. But Connolly went rogue and let the Winter Hill Gang off the hook for
Agent Connolly was Bulger's and Flemmi's FBI handler, taking the information they supplied about the Italian mafia in Boston. But Connolly went rogue and let the Winter Hill Gang off the hook for their own crimes.
Rico was an FBI agent in Boston who knew a young Bulger and Stephen Flemmi, and their relationship is considered to be the beginning of the corrupt nexis of law enforcement and what
Rico was an FBI agent in Boston who knew a young Bulger and Stephen Flemmi, and their relationship is considered to be the beginning of the corrupt nexis of law enforcement and what Bulger's underworld.
The late Jeremiah O'Sullivan ran the U.S. Attorney's New England Organized Crime Strike Force and later became U.S. Attorney when Bulger and FBI Agent John Connolly were at their closest.
The late Jeremiah O'Sullivan ran the U.S. Attorney's New England Organized Crime Strike Force and later became U.S. Attorney when Bulger and FBI Agent John Connolly were at their closest.
Already the center of controversy in pre-trial arguments, the one-time feared hitman will be one of the government's star witnesses against the former Southie crime boss.
Already the center of controversy in pre-trial arguments, the one-time feared hitman will be one of the government's star witnesses against the former Southie crime boss.
Another Bulger cohort who has since cooperated with the government, Weeks has said he was the gravedigger for some of the victims killed by Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi.
Another Bulger cohort who has since cooperated with the government, Weeks has said he was the gravedigger for some of the victims killed by Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi.
Flemmi and "Whitey" Bulger rose to the top of the underworld, helped by their corrupt connections inside the federal government and law enforcement and their fearsome
Flemmi and "Whitey" Bulger rose to the top of the underworld, helped by their corrupt connections inside the federal government and law enforcement and their fearsome reputations on the street.
Catherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend of Whitey Bulger, was captured with James "Whitey" Bulger on June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Catherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend of Whitey Bulger, was captured with James "Whitey" Bulger on June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif.
