Bulger Verdict Brings Closure For Families
Boston (AP)- The Guilty Verdicts Against James "Whitey" Bulger Brought Closure To Relatives Of The 11 Victims In Whose Killings He Was Convicted Of Playing A Role, But For The Families Of The 8 People Whose Deaths Couldn't Be Definitively Linked To The Boston Mob Boss, Peace Will Be Harder To Come By.The Jury's Decision Came More Than 2 Years After Bulger's Capture In California, And 19 Years After He Became One Of The Nations Most Notorious Fugitives. It Means Bulger, Age 83, Is Certain To Spend The Rest Of His Days In Prison.
Bulger Was Charged With Racketeering, Which Listed 33 Criminal Acts, Among Them 19 Killings That He Allegedly Helped Orchestrate Or Carried Out Himself During The 1970's And 80's.
The Federal Jury Decided He Took Part In 11 Killings, Along With Nearly All The Other Crimes On The List, Including Acts Of Extortion, Money Laundering, And Drug Dealing. He Was Also Found Guilty Of 30 Other Offences, Including Possession Of Machine Guns.
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It is a step in the right direction. Hopefully the incarceration will have some impact over and above the creation of new promotion opportunities within the Boston mob.
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