Whitey Bulger given a double Life Sentence

DEFTLEFTHAND

James 'Whitey' Bulger was sent down for the rest of his life this week. Probably the most famous Irish heritage gangster, He ran Boston for 40 years. The Mafia in NYC would refer to Boston as the "Micks Town".

His brother William was President of the Massachusetts Senate for many years, while his other brother a Priest. They all got on well in some ways I suppose, Whitey obviously made the most money.:pac:

It puts an end to the story in Boston, the Irish Mob of today are two and three generations removed and don't have anything like the influence that they once had.

"A blue collar street gang" as the Boston Hearld recently described them.

The Dom

Be a long time before he hears a Boston woman have an orgasam again so.

Might be just as well.

Oh ya! Oh ya! Haaahhder! Haaahder!

tallus

The world will be a better place without his presence on the streets.

DEFTLEFTHAND

tallus wrote: »

The world will be a better place without his presence on the streets.

Yes a brutal man, Kevin Weeks an ex Irish Mob member who served time said after he left that Whitey enjoyed the killing. For instance when they sent a boat over with arms to Ireland (IRA) that was intercepted by the Navy and Gardai Whitey killed the young man who served as a deckhand. His reasoning was that he might squawk to the authorities and get them all pinched. Weeks tried to talk him out of it but Whitey said he had to die. This was an innocent young merchant marine with no links to organised crime.

anncoates

Whitey Bulger is like a name an 80s Dublin gurrier would have had. White socks, Harrington jacket, slip on shoes and 20 Major.

DEFTLEFTHAND

anncoates wrote: »

Whitey Bulger is like a name an 80s Dublin gurrier would have had. White socks, Harrington jacket, slip on shoes and 20 Major.

He was called Whitey because of his unusual light blonde hair and pale complexion. He looked more Scandinavian in his younger days than Irish.

Kristopherus

He is the lowest type of scum. The pity is that the ba***rd is 84, therefore probably won't be locked up for even 10 yrs.:mad:

anncoates

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

He was called Whitey because of his unusual light blonde hair and pale complexion. He looked more Scandinavian in his younger days than Irish.

His 80s Dublin incarnation would have got the sobriquet from getting a whitener when trying to smoke with the lads.

Hedgemeister

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Yes a brutal man, Kevin Weeks an ex Irish Mob member who served time said after he left that Whitey enjoyed the killing. For instance when they sent a boat over with arms to Ireland (IRA) that was intercepted by the Navy and Gardai Whitey killed the young man who served as a deckhand. His reasoning was that he might squawk to the authorities and get them all pinched. Weeks tried to talk him out of it but Whitey said he had to die. This was an innocent young merchant marine with no links to organised crime.

So ole Whitey was an Irish Patriot?
Well, knock me down with an ostrich feather.
Of course he also has dual Irish / US citizenship, and as an Irish Passport holder the great man could spend his remaining time (behind bars) on Irish soil.
(When does the 'Free Whitey' campaign begin?)
Why, this harmless octogenarian could even run for election here in a few years time?
Stranger things have happened :D:D

ruthloss

He phoned the home of one of his victims and told the 11 year old boy who answered, ''Your Dad won't be home for Christmas'', the boy asked who was speaking and Whitey answered "Santa Claus".

Fighting Irish

How/where was he caught?

Fighting Irish

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Fugitive Massachusetts mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested after years on the run, US authorities say.

Bulger, a Top 10 Fugitive, was apprehended by the FBI in California late last night. Authorities had been hunting the 81-year-old for more than 15 years. Bulger was the alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, a league of organized crime figures in Boston, whose members have included notorious Boston gangsters Howie Winter, James McLean and Stephen Flemmi.

According to Special Agent Greg Comcowich, a spokesman at the FBI Boston office, Bulger and his longtime girlfriend, 60-year-old Catherine Elizabeth Greig, were taken into custody without incident.


"Recent publicity produced a tip which led agents to Santa Monica, where they spotted both Bulger and Greig at a residence. ... Initial appearances will be scheduled in the Southern District of California," Comcowich said.

In 1995, Bulger was indicted for federal racketeering and for 19 murders. Bulger and Greig, a one-time dental hygienist, fled before authorities could take him into custody. The couple is believed to have gone to Louisiana and then Chicago. The last credible sighting of them had been nearly 10 years ago, in London.

The arrest of Bulger and Greig came just one day after the FBI launched a publicity campaign to flush out the fugitive mob boss. The campaign consisted of a 30-second public service announcement that began airing Tuesday on TV stations around the country. The PSA was designed to make the public aware of Greig's relationship with Bulger and her physical characteristics.

"The FBI believes that publicizing Catherine Grieg's photo and characteristics among her contemporaries will lead to a tip about her whereabouts and, ultimately, to the arrest of Bulger," Richard DesLauriers, special agent in charge of the Boston division, said Monday.

The FBI tweeted news of the fugitives capture early Thursday morning. According to California media outlets, the couple has been living on the third floor of The Princess Eugenia, a three-story building in the 1000 block of Third Street in Santa Monica.

Bulger and Greig are scheduled to make an appearance at federal court in Los Angeles later today.

DEFTLEFTHAND

When John Gotti sought support for his take over of the Gambino Crime Family in 1985 he came to Boston to speak with Bulger, The Westies Irish Mob were linked to the Mafia in NYC so Gotti was banking on Whiteys and the Boston Irish Mobs support. Both these groups ran the east coast underworld so there had to be an understanding of some sort.

"Get back to New York guinea, You call yourself a gangster" was Bulgers response in O'Neills social club, he actually tried to twart Gotti by informing Gambino boss Paul Castellano of his intentions to kill him.