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Whitey Bulger Prosecutors Want Criminal Checks On Jurors

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — Federal prosecutors asked the court Thursday to allow criminal background checks on potential jurors in the racketeering trial of reput...

The Whitey Bulger We Saw

Jon Leiberman | Posted 05.03.2013 | Crime
Jon Leiberman

I anticipated seeing a defeated elderly man, but it was quite the opposite. Those cold blue-gray eyes revealed a man in control, a criminal mastermind who plans to take the stand this summer and share secrets -- secrets some had hoped would be forever buried along with the dead.

NO IMMUNITY For 'Whitey'

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2013 | Crime

BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's plan to argue before a jury that he could not be pros...

Whitey Bulger Says Feds Can't Touch Him

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 03.27.2013 | Crime

BOSTON -- Reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger will ask his new trial judge to overturn a previous judge's ruling barring him from using his claim o...

Shopping for Judges in the Bulger Trial

Anthony Amore | Posted 05.15.2013 | Crime
Anthony Amore

It's a sad day for the criminal justice system in the country when a respected and esteemed judge like Richard Stearns can be removed from a trial based on desperate and groundless claims from a renowned madman.

Judge Kicked Off Boston Gangster Trial

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.14.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — The judge who was set to preside over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was removed from the case Thursday by a feder...

Feds Mystified By Whitey Bulger Claim He Was No Informant

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.01.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — A claim by a lawyer for gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that his client was never an FBI informant is a tactic to influence jurors in th...

Whitey Bulger: Murder Contracts and Rats

Margaret McLean | Posted 04.22.2013 | Crime
Margaret McLean

Outside the courthouse, Carney denied that Bulger was even an informant for the government! How can that be true when evidence exists that Bulger helped the Feds take down the Italian mob in the North End, which paved the way for his criminal empire?

Gangster's Claim He Had Immunity Should Be Decided By Jury: Lawyer

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 04.16.2013 | Crime

BOSTON -- Former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's claim that a federal prosecutor gave him immunity to commit crimes should be decided by a jury, not a...

Johnny Depp's Next Role

The Huffington Post | Madeline Boardman | Posted 02.03.2013 | Entertainment

Johnny Depp has found his next role. Depp has nabbed the part of infamous gangster Whitey Bulger in the upcoming thriller "Black Mass." Adapted fro...

Mobster's Lawyers Make Demand

AP | BRIDGET MURPHY | Posted 03.10.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — A lawyer for mobster James "Whitey" Bulger on Tuesday framed an attempt to get the presiding judge kicked off his client's murder case ...

'Whitey' Bulger's Lawyers Say Judge Is Biased Because Of Friendship With FBI Director

AP | Posted 12.13.2012 | Crime

BOSTON -- Lawyers for former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger have asked a federal appeals court to order the judge scheduled to preside over his murder ...

Mobster Makes 'Absurd' Claim, Lawyers Say

AP | Posted 11.19.2012 | Crime

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to force Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to produce proof that he was awarded immunity by ...

Mobster's Girlfriend Makes Request

AP | Posted 01.15.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) has filed an appeal aimed at shaving time off her pr...

OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE: Mobster Wins Trial Delay

AP | Posted 11.10.2012 | Crime

BOSTON -- A federal judge on Friday agreed to delay the murder trial of former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger by three months, rejecting a defense requ...

Mobster's Lawyer Wants Delay For Trial On 19 Murders

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 01.01.2013 | Crime

BOSTON — A lawyer for mobster James "Whitey" Bulger asked a judge Thursday to delay his trial by eight months, while a prosecutor argued that Bu...

Mobster Seeks Trial Delay Due To Wealth Of Evidence

AP | Posted 10.29.2012 | Crime

BOSTON -- Lawyers for Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger asked a judge Friday to delay his trial by eight months. Bulger, the former leader of the ...

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon: Reunited And It Feels So Good!

Posted 10.25.2012 | Celebrity

Best buds Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were spotted out and about in Santa Monica, Calif., yesterday (Oct. 24), attending a business meeting for a new p...

What Comes After 'Argo' For Ben Affleck?

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 10.11.2012 | Entertainment

Ben Affleck is getting the best reviews of his career for "Argo," the third feature film he's directed since an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's "Gone Ba...

Bulger's Girlfriend Further Punished For Helping Mobster Avoid Justice

AP | Posted 11.25.2012 | Crime

BOSTON — The woman who helped Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger evade authorities for 16 years has paid a $150,000 fine assessed when she ple...

Judge Opens The Door To 'Whitey' Bulger Lawsuit

AP | Posted 11.14.2012 | Crime

BOSTON — A federal judge has ruled that the family of one of James "Whitey" Bulger's alleged victims can continue with a federal lawsuit against...

Feds Accuse Whitey Bulger's Lawyer Of Questioning Witness Credibility Before Trial

AP | Posted 09.05.2012 | Crime

BOSTON -- Prosecutors have accused a lawyer for Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger of trying to "color the facts" and influence potential jurors in ...

SHOCKER: Reputed Mob Boss Whitey Bulger To Testify In Own Defense

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 10.06.2012 | Crime

BOSTON — Former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger will take the stand in his own defense when he goes on trial next year on charges that he p...

Judge Refuses To Step Down From Mobster's Trial

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 07.18.2012 | Crime

BOSTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from the trial of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, flatly rejecting a challenge to his im...

Ex-Boston Mobster's Lawyer Says He Had Immunity

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 08.25.2012 | Crime

BOSTON — The attorney for James "Whitey" Bulger said Monday that the former Boston mob boss and one-time FBI informant shouldn't be prosecuted i...