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Massachusetts is the most educated state in the nation, according to census data. About 25% of residents 25 or older have at least a bachelor's degree. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Keith Messina claims he, and not the infamous "woman from Iceland," deserves the $2 million reward for tipping off federal law enforcement to Whitey's presence in Santa Monica back in 2008. “I would have been happy with half. I did all the work and you give it to a person in Iceland? The FBI is hiding something,” he said.
The possibility of Catherine Greig, 60, of Quincy, cooperating with federal authorities appears non-existent after she pleaded not guilty this morning to harboring her long-time companion James “Whitey” Bulger, formerly America's most-wanted fugitive. She faces a maximum of five years in prison if convicted of charge of conspiracy to harbor and conceal a fugitive.
More charges could possibly be lodged against James “Whitey’’ Bulger and Catherine Greig as a federal grand jury plans to investigate the 16 years on the couple spent as fugitives. The Boston Globe reported the grand jury was investigating "possible violations of federal criminal laws" without specifically detailing the alleged crimes being investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Boal has yet to rule on whether or not Catherine Greig will be released on bail, and Wednesday's hearing is over. Greig's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, argued she should be released because she wasn't alleged to be a violent criminal like James “Whitey’’ Bulger and was simply in love with Bulger.
Catherine Greig returns to U.S. District Court today to continue her bail hearing. On Monday, Greig, charged with harboring a fugitive, asked, through her attorney, to be released from jail. Prosecutors provided evidence alleging Greig willingly went with Bulger and was assisted by her sister Margaret McCusker, who gave her her license.
James "Whitey" Bulger returned to federal court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to a 32-count indictment for 19 murders. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler scheduled his next court date for September 14.
State Rep. Carlos Henriquez was in a car that was stopped by Boston Police. He tweeted his concerns about how the stop was handled. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Bostonist, this week: Transporting James "Whitey" Bulger to court on a Coast Guard helicopter: $14,000; Senator Scott Brown piling on to Massachusetts' top bad guy: priceless! Oh, gay marriage in Rhode Island, and possibly, Maine, too. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A lot has happened since James “Whitey” Bulger emerged from that Coast Guard helicopter in his prison-issue orange jumpsuit, flanked by two federal marshals, on Thursday. He didn't get his two indictments merged the prosecution will focus the 19 murder counts, but he did get his taxpayer-funded lawyer in the person of J.W. Carney Jr., one of Massachusetts' top criminal defense attorneys, who has represented other high-profile defendants. Bulger returns to court Wednesday to be arraigned on the murder charges.
James "Whitey" Bulger's capture has spawned a t-shirt industry of Bulger-based phrases like "Free Whitey." The Santa Monica apartment where James "Whitey" Bulger was arrested has become a desired rental property. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Stanley Cup visited the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston today. [WCVB Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
With James "Whitey" Bulger not due back in court until Thursday, when the court will decide if he gets a taxpayer-funded attorney, lawyers on both sides continue working on the case. Bulger did make an unexpected appearence in court today.
James “Whitey” Bulger reportedly told FBI agents he traveled to Boston during his time as a fugitive in order to "take care of some unfinished business" that he didn't elaborate on. Bulger said he was disguised and "armed to the teeth" during his visits.
James "Whitey" Bulger's temporary court-appointed lawyer has until today to submit arguments to a judge to determine if the reputed mobster can afford an attorney or if he is indigent and needs a public defender, which taxpayers will fund. Bulger probably has money, but if it's likely the result of some kind of criminal enterprise, he won't be able to use it for his defense.
James “Whitey’’ Bulger is talking to FBI agents in the wake of his capture last week. No, he's not confessing to killing any of the 19 people he allegedly murdered. He's detailing his life as a fugitive in Santa Monica.
Where's Whitey? At the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth. As that is Massachusetts' only prison holding federal inmates, not to mention the largest correctional facility in New England, it's James Bulger's new home indefinitely, but at least until his arraignment. Bulger was caught on Wednesday in Santa Monica, California after a tip from a woman from Iceland and held without bail on Friday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse.
James "Whitey" Bulger was held without bail today at federal court in Boston. William "Billy" Bulger waved at his brother Whitey Bulger in court. Court authorities are working to determine if Bulger and Catherine Greig can afford an attorney. Bulger said he could if the court gave him his money back. The latest news from Bulger's arrest includes a link to Iceland. The tip that led to the arrests reportedly came from a person in Iceland who saw a news report about the new TV ads designed to catch Bulger. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
James "Whitey" Bulger and Catherine Greig are expected in US District Court in Boston at 4 p.m. today for their initial court appearances here since being arrested at their Santa Monica apartment, where they apparently lived for more than 15 years, on Wednesday.
Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig lived for 15 years in the same rent-controlled apartment at which they was arrested in California yesterday. They lived under the names Charles and Carol Gasko in Unit 303 and paid their $1,145 rent, on time and in cash, each month. The FBI recovered some 20 guns and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from his apartment.
Just days after the FBI launched its latest plan to capture James "Whitey" Bulger, the fugitive gangster was arrested without incident in Santa Monica, California. The arrest resulted from the FBI's TV ad campaign that started this week. His companion Catherine Greig, who figured prominently in the ads, was arrested with Bulger.
As the FBIs search for James "Whitey" Bulger drones on and on some 16 years after he left Boston and became a fugitive, the focus of the desperate search is still directed at his girlfriend Catherine Greig. The FBI has now made a commercial for television, and will utilize digital billboards in New York's Time Square and social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
We don't make a habit of reading Howie Carr's scribbles in the Herald. We checked out his current missive on the ongoing search for Whitey Bulger, now 81 years old. We're with him on thinking the entire Where's Whitey furor is a joke.
Boston police arrested the driver of an SUV that struck and killed Andrew Prior, 24, of Roxbury in November. Prior was riding his scooter outside the Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station on November 14 when he was hit. The suspect was charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. [WCVB]
The lawyer for John Connolly, the former FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder in connection withe the 1982 killing of John Callahan in South Florida, wants his conviction thrown out. Connolly will be released on June 28 from a North Carolina federal prison for a corruption conviction and will immediately begin a 40-year sentence for the Florida murder. Attorney Manuel Alvarez said a second-degree murder conviction for Connolly require that he had "physical possession of the firearm during commission of the felony," which, according to Alvarez, he didn't. Prosecutors claim that Connolly didn't need to possess the murder weapon, but any gun, even his FBI service weapon, when he told James “Whitey’’ Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman’’ Flemmi that John Callahan could become an FBI informant in order to qualify for second-degree murder. Connolly's tip, prosecutors believe, set the stage for Callahan's death. [Globe]
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