James "Whitey" Bulger Attorneys' File for Appeal

After last weeks sentence came down of two life sentences + five years, Whitey Bulger was shuffled off to jail, but he would not go silently. Even though he stuck with the crime code of silence through out his trail and even at his sentencing, his attorneys did the talking for him.

Late Wednesday a one sentence appeal was filed in court, stating that it was against the law to imprison Bulger for he was acting as an informant for a federal-prosecutor who granted him immunity, and was okayed by the prosecutor to commit the crimes that he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison for.

Bulger calls the trial a sham, and his attorneys are saying that it is unfair they were unable to use the testimony of the federal prosecutor that supposedly gave him the ok to commit these crimes, due the fact that he was dead.

From most accounts it sounds like the appeal will probably go over like a led balloon. Whitey's handlers were corrupt federal agents taking bribes from him, so even if they were to testify it probably would not hold a lot of weight.

James "Whitey" Bulger Sentenced

Like with most Crime Bosses of this century, James "Whitey" Bulger found himself looking at an indictment that would threaten life in prison.


And on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, Judge Denise Casper, took the pleasure of putting the crime boss away with a sentence of two consecutive life terms plus five years. Before the Judge handed down the sentence she expressed her displeasure, "The testimony of human suffering that you and your associates inflicted on others was at times agonizing to hear and painful to watch,"

The two life sentences came from an indictment of racketeering that included murder, extortion, money-laundering and weapons charges. Of 19 slayings the prosecution was accusing Whitey of, the jury found him guilty of 11. 

On Wednesday, the court got to hear from a dozen people with victim impact statements. Most were people that were directly affected by his criminal activities including family of slaying victims -- calling him a punk, a terrorist, a sociopath and even Satan. 

Whitey was a rare crime boss. He ran a criminal organization, but unlike most bosses he was hands on. He ordered and joined in on criminal activity on a regular basis including murder. Although Whitey thought of himself as a modern day Robbin Hood, his criminal activity effected all walks of life even the innocent. 

Much of the public never thought the FBI would ever catch up to the 84 year old, especially after making it on the lamb for 16 years before he was finally picked up. Just under Osama Bin Laden, Whitey spent many years on the FBI top ten most wanted list. In 2001, FBI found him in a Santa Monica, Cal. hideaway with his girlfriend.

Possibly what kept Whitey's rain of terror lasting for so long is his corrupt FBI handler, Former Boston FBI agent John Connolly Jr. So long as Whitey was informing on the New England mob, Whitey's rivals, Connolly Jr. would tip off Whitey anytime there was trouble coming his way to help him stay one step in front of the law and his rivals.  

There is still a lot of money missing that the authorities probably will never find. A gangster like Whitey, who after hearing all of the evidence against him still maintained his innocent and called the whole trail a shame, someone so true to his roots will die with his money.    

Were is Whitey Bulger's Money?

The reputed Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger", who was convicted last Aug, on 31 accounts of charges ranging from murder (11), extortion, money laundering, and racketeering, is back in court again.

Schedule to be sentenced on Nov. 13, right now the federal government is after all of Bulger's money. Bulger was on the run from the government for 16 years where he spent most of his time in the a San Monica hideaway with his girlfriend.

At this hideaway authorities claim they have found 30 guns, some loaded, and an assortment of knives and a Taser and over $800,000. hidden in the walls. But that does not satisfy authorities, they say that through shake downs of drug dealers, gambling rings and other ileagle activity, extortion, rent payed to him by criminals, Bulger is worth somewhere around $25,000,000.00.

It is claimed that Bulger has many safety deposit boxes all around the world, and without his help chances are they won't be able to find any of that money. Considering that Bulger has always been a outlaw, I don't see how anyone could see him giving up any of the money to the authorities. Even though  he probably will not ever see freedom again, not disclosing the location and bank accounts of his money will be one last screw you to the people he has been against all his life.