Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Catherine Greig admitted to harboring a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud.
Catherine Greig, longtime girlfriend to reputed Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, pleaded guilty in federal court this afternoon to conspiracty to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. In pleading guilty, Greig admitted to having a close personal relationship with Bulger, fleeing from the Boston area with him in 1995 and assisting him while he hid from authorities for 16 years. Greig admitted to using false identities to conceal herself during her time in hiding. Bulger and Greig were ultimately arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 22, 2011. According to the Boston.com, as part of her agreement for pleading guilty, prosecutors will not call on Gerig to testify against Bulger, the reputed head …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Prosecutors filed a superseding information in federal court Monday in anticipation of a guilty plea from Catherine Greig, who is charged with harboring a fugitive and identity fraud.
Catherine Greig, James "Whitey" Bulger's longtime girlfriend, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal charges, according to court filings. Greig admitted to possessing stolen identities and helping harbor the organized crime figurehead from law enforcement from 1995 to 2011, according to a filing submitted Monday afternoon and signed by Greig (Read Greig's Statement Here). The Boston Globe reports that Greig met with prosecutors to discuss a plea deal Monday, and it was expected to be announced in a court appearance Wednesday. Prosecutors filed a 19-page document Monday afternoon outlining charges of harboring a fugitive, conspiracy to commit identity fraud and identity fraud, charges that stem from the 16 years Greig spent with Bulger…
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Judge rules Bulger is unable to afford council and that members of his family are not required to pay for his attorney. Bulger's arraignment is set for July 6 at 2 p.m.
Judge Marrianne Bowler ruled Thursday that James "Whitey" Bulger is not able to afford legal council, and she appointed J.W. Carney of Carney and Bassil to serve as his attorney as he faces charges that connect him to 19 murders. Bowler also set a date for Bulger's official arraignment: Wednesday, July 6, at 2 p.m. While Bulger has received a court-appointed defender, paid for by U.S. taxpayers, Bowler left open the possibility that Bulger could be forced to pay for his legal representation at some point in the future. The decision is a victory for Bulger, who said he did not have the ability to pay for his own defense after law enforcement officials seized more than $800,000 in cash from his Santa Monica apartment. Government prosecutors …
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Some residents are still hesitant to talk about Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. Some are glad he's caught. Others don't know who Bulger is.
Today, some people in Somerville's Winter Hill, home of the notorious Winter Hill Gang, are still reluctant to use their names when talking about captured gangster Whitey Bulger. "I don't want to get involved," said a man at Winter Hill Liquor Mart, which is not far from the former Marshall Street headquarters of the Winter Hill Gang. "I thought he was dead." His sentiments were echoed by Joe at Mamma Lisa's Pizzeria, which is around the corner from those former headquarters, Marshall Motors, which is now a church. "I'm surprised. I thought the Italians killed him years ago," he said. "I never thought he was alive, to be honest." Like many people in Winter Hill today, Joe did not want to provide his last name. "At least they got him," he …
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James "Whitey" Bulger, alleged mob boss, arrested in California.
(This article was written by Santa Monica Patch editor Kurt Orzeck and updated by Boston Patch editors at 10:15 a.m.) Top law enforcement officials from Massachusetts are scheduled to discuss the capture of James "Whitey" Bulger this morning at US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office in the Moakley Courthouse in Boston. Bulger, the alleged mob boss and Top Ten Fugitive who has been on the run for 16 years, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, California. His longtime companion, Catherine Greig, was also arrested. Bulger had been wanted for at least 19 murders that occurred in the 1970s and '80s in connection "with his leadership of an organized crime group that allegedly controlled extortion, drug deals, and other illegal activities in the …
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11:19 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
It's good to know that Catherine Greig admitted to abetting Whitey Bulger, and 'fessing up to everything that she did, but that doesn't mean that she could get a plea bargaining. more ›