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Prosecution requests more time to pour over Whitey Bulger material

July 31, 2011

The government requested an extension on the discovery period in the James J. "Whitey" Bulger trial on Friday due to the sheer volume of material. The court was asked to extend the deadline to August 31 in ...

Greig to remain in jail

Brittney McNamara

July 15, 2011

Catherine Greig was ordered to be detained pending trial according to a court order by Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. The girlfriend of mobster James J. "Whitey" Bulger is charged with harboring and conc...

No decision of Greig’s bail request

Brittney McNamara

July 14, 2011

No decision was reached during a hearing on Wednesday regarding whether Catherine Greig, girlfriend of James "Whitey" Bulger, will be granted bail so she can go stay with her sister, rather than behind bars. ...

Bulger trial could last a month

John M. Guilfoil

July 9, 2011

The upcoming trial of James J. "Whitey" Bulger could be one for the ages. According to documents filed in federal court during Bulger's arraignment earlier this week, the Department of Justice anticipates a ...

Catherine Greig wants bail

Brittney McNamara

July 8, 2011

Catherine Greig and her attorney filed a legal motion asking that Greig be free while awaiting trial on the charges of harboring a fugitive because she is not a flight risk or danger to the public. Greig's ...

Bulger pleads not guilty to 32-count indictment

Brittney McNamara

July 7, 2011

Whitey Bulger pleaded not guilty to all charges in a 32-count indictment during his arraignment in South Boston on Wednesday. Families of alleged victims looked on as Bulger denied guilt in the slayings of t...

Whitey Bulger’s $11,251 per hour ride to court

John M. Guilfoil

July 1, 2011

The Coast Guard helicopter that flew James J. "Whitey Bulger" to his recent federal court appearance costs more than $11,000 per hour to operate. In a statement, the U.S. Marshals Service defended its use of...

Emotions peak as family members of Bulger’s alleged victims appear in court

Brittney McNamara

July 1, 2011

Emotions ran high when the families of two of James J. "Whitey" Bulger's victims appeared in court Thursday. The family of Michael Donahue, allegedly killed by Bulger in 1982, sat with Steven Davis, brother...

Bulger granted court-appointed legal counsel

Brittney McNamara

July 1, 2011

James J. "Whitey" Bulger arrived at Federal Court Thursday via helicopter and motorcade to face two separate proceedings regarding case consolidation and defense appointment. The court denied Bulger's motio...

Prosecutors: Whitey went to Vegas … and won

John M. Guilfoil

June 27, 2011

Wasn't his whole life a gamble? Gangster James J. "Whitey" Bulger allegedly told federal authorities after his arrest that he regularly visited Las Vegas during his time on the lam. And he "won more than ...

Government wants Bulger’s brothers questioned before the public pays his legal bills

John M. Guilfoil

June 27, 2011

Federal prosecutors have come out actively against James J. "Whitey" Bulger's request for a taxpayer-funded court-appointed attorney. "During his more than sixteen years as a fugitive in this case, Bulger fi...

Shock, uncertainty at Whitey’s appearance in Federal Court

Brittney McNamara

June 26, 2011

The Bulger family reacted with uncertainty when they saw him for the first time in court Friday, after sixteen years. At federal court on Friday, a woman, identified only as Bulger's first cousin, reacted w...

Billy Bulger speaks, requests privacy

John M. Guilfoil

June 25, 2011

Former Massachusetts State Senate president and University of Massachusetts president William M. Bulger gave a brief statement through a publicity firm: "I wish to express my sympathy to all the families hu...

FBI: Bulger tip taken seriously immediately

John M. Guilfoil

June 25, 2011

The FBI said Saturday that the tip that led to the arrest of James J. "Whitey" Bulger was taken seriously from the start, disputing news reports that the tip was given low priority when it came in. "Those re...

Bulger tipster is a woman

John M. Guilfoil

June 25, 2011

The FBI has released few details about the soon-to-be rich tipster who keyed federal agents in on the location of James J. "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Some reports Friday indicated t...

Whitey Bulger arrested in California

John M. Guilfoil

June 23, 2011

James J. "Whitey" Bulger, the South Boston gangster charged with 19 murders, who was one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives, was arrested in Southern California Wednesday night. The 81-year-old was c...

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