In 1960 Billy Bulger got married and decided to try politics. He ran for a vacant seat that opened in his Southie district in the Massachusetts House of Representative. He won. He got reelected to four more terms before running for the vacant senate seat from his district in 1970. Connolly lived in and hung…
Author: mtc9393
Whitey’s Sweetheart Deal – The Big Win
Yesterday I noted that Whitey might be in the process of making a deal with the feds. Here’s what he needs: wrap up all the federal charges with a plea to life in prison, work out a deal for a federal prison that is considered cushy, and have Oklahoma and Florida join in the deal….
Whitey’s Life: – 1995 to the Present
Last Thursday we covered the first 65 years of Whitey’s life: 19 years (’29 – ’48) a juvenile delinquent; 4 years (’48 – ’52) in Air Force, 4 years (’52 – ’56) bank robber, 11 years (’56 – ’65) jail bird, and the last 29 years (’65 – ’94) a gangster 23 (’71 – ’94)…
The Brainwashing of Mass. State Police Colonel Foley – Wednesday – The Ghost of Ivan Day
Last Wednesday I began the story of “The Ghost of Ivan.” It relates to Trooper Tom Foley who wrote a book “Most Wanted” about how he chased after Whitey. He told us how as a state trooper he joined with the FBI to fight organized crime. I always believed Foley was duped by the FBI. …
FBI Hypocrite Extraordinaire
I wrote on July 3 about the one great commandment in the FBI: “Don’t Embarrass The FBI.” I tell how I named my book: “Don’t Embarrass The Family” when I heard Frankie Salemme, the former boss of the New England Mafia, testify he told his guys they could do anything they wanted as long as…
Purchasing Evidence Against Whitey
Billy Bulger in While the Music Lasts railed at the government’s ability to buy testimony. He said about the evidence against Whitey that “all of the evidence has been purchased.” (His emphasis.) He said people say things about Whitey because it gives them a “get out of jail card.” He wrote people have been offered,…