James J. Bulger
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James J. Bulger
James Joseph Bulger (born September 3, 1929), is an American believed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to have played a role in at least eighteen murders that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. The FBI says that Bulger was the leader of an organized crime group, the 'Winter Hill gang,' operating in the Boston area during that time. Bulger has been listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list since at least 1999.
Bulger is also the brother of William M. "Billy" Bulger, a former Massachusetts state senate president who was controversially appointed in 1996 to head the University of Massachusetts system until forced out of office in 2003.
Bulger was turned into an FBI informant and for decades was able to continue his criminal activities with FBI protection against prosecution.
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Description
- Hair: White/Silver
- Eyes: Blue
- Height: 5'8"
- Complexion: Light
- Weight: 150 to 160 pounds
- Sex: Male
- Build: Medium
Known Medications
Bulger is currently using Athenolol, a heart medication in 50 milligram doses.
Weapons
Bulger is said to carry a knife on him at all times.
Alias
- Thomas F. Baxter - a name Bulger created in 1971.
- Mark Shapeton
- Jummy Bulger
- Tom Harris
- Tom Marshall
- Whitey Bulger
Crimes
The FBI currently wants to apprehend Bulger on the following charges:
- Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
- Murder (18 Counts)
- Conspiracy to Commit Murder
- Extortion
- Conspiracy to Commit Extortion
- Money Laundering
- Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
- Distribution of Narcotics
Further reading
- T. J. English, Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster, ReganBooks, 2005, ISBN 0060590025
- Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, Black Mass: The Irish Mob, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal, New York: BBS Publications, 2000. ISBN 1-891620-40-1
- Edward J. Mackenzie, Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer for Whitey Bulger and the Irish Mob
- Ralph Ranalli, Deadly Alliance: The FBI's Secret Partnership with the Mob, HarperCollins, 2001
External links
- Bulger's entry on the Ten Most Wanted list (http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/bulger.htm)
- Boston Globe articles and current news (http://www.boston.com/news/packages/whitey/)
- more on FBI connections to mob (http://www.aim.org/publications/aim_report/2003/7.html)