James Joseph Bulger, Jr. (born September 3, 1929), known as "Whitey" Bulger — was an alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, a group of gangsters based in South Boston, Massachusetts. He is the older brother of William M. Bulger, a former President of the Massachusetts State Senate and the University of Massachusetts.
On August 19, 1999, Bulger became the 458th person added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was wanted for racketeering (under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)), 19 counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering and narcotics distribution. In October 2007, Interpol released a "red notice" for Bulger. [2] On June 22, 2011, after sixteen years on the run, he was arrested at his home in Santa Monica, California, along with his girlfriend Catherine Greig./Wikipedia
FBI Launches New Campaign to Capture 'Whitey' Bulger (Huffpost Politics):
LOS ANGELES TIMES
June 22, 2011:
James "Whitey" Bulger and his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, right, were arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica. The couple, above, in undated photos released by the FBI during the hunt for Bulger. (FBI)
Legendary Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who has been on the run for more than 15 years, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The Times.
Bulger, 81, fled Boston in late 1994 as federal agents were about to arrest him in connection with at least 19 killings, racketeering and other crimes that spanned the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He headed an organized crime group that allegedly controlled extortion, drug deals and other illegal activities in the Boston area.
His companion, Catherine Elizabeth Greig, 60, was also arrested.
