A federal grand jury has indicted three men in connection with the beating death of former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Bulger, 89, was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to life in prison in 2013. He was serving his sentence at US Penitentiary Hazleton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, when he was beaten …
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, lawmakers, advocates and even prison guards had been sounding the alarm about dangerous conditions there. But there has been no public indication that federal prison officials have taken action to address …
Notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger reportedly died a violent death in prison as fellow inmates beat the wheelchair-bound mobster. He was 89 and had just been transferred to a penitentiary in West Virginia when he was killed. The Boston Globe reports that a fellow inmate at the prison with ties to the Mafia …
By DENISE LAVOIE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, died in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary …
