Posted on 06/22/2011 9:35:14 PM PDT by No One Special
Legendary Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who has been on the run for more than a decade, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The Times.
Bulger, 81, has been the subject of several books and was the inspiration for "The Departed," a 2006 Martin Scorsese film staring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson.
Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 as federal agents were about to arrest him in connection with 21 killings, racketeering and other crimes that spanned the early 1970s to the mid-1980s.
He was arrested by the FBI inside a building without incident, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. The details surrounding his arrest were unclear Wednesday night.
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ROLLING RALLY DUCK TOUR for Howie!
Whitey would be better off marrying Steve ‘The Rifleman” Flemmi.
Gotta listen to Howie today. I’ll bet it’s because he was on Fox news flashing the girlfriend’s picture along with the reward amounts.
Now that the Kennedy’s are largely out of power, now they pick him up? :)
Didn’t he play with Al Bruno who got gunned down in front of “LaForentina’s” ( spelled correct ) ( best Cannoli’s on the planet by the way ) ?
Or just setting him up to be done away with?
Yep Big Al.
BTW the crime rate was just about zero when those guys ran Springfield. You could walk down Main Street at midnight and be safe. Now Springfield is one of the top ten cities for crime. You can’t walk down Main St. in the middle of the day.
No trial for Whitey Bulger. The FBI buried him at sea before he could be extradited.
Yeah, they missed out on their share of the reward.
I think the plan was to turn him in just before his next-to-his-last-breath.
Yes. Southern Hills Country Club. He owned a jai-alai league and was uncooperative.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wheeler_%28businessman%29
Howie’s been waiting for this moment for YEARS, I’m sure it rolled off his fingertips faster than he could even think the words. ;)
Cool pic....
Oklahoma has been looking for him....for years.
And we’re supposed to believe Barney Fwank (also from Boston, crooked, and a pervert) didn’t know where he was all this time?
Yes we are sure, there were 14 agents who were dirty, they all got a pass except Zip -
Howie’s bank account is expanding!
It's only fair.
Obama has hated Whitey for a long time.
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