Whitey Bulger Facts
Whitey Bulger Facts
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| Whitey Bulger joined a gang called the Shamrocks and was sent to juvenile reform after being charged with assault, armed robbery, and forgery. |
| Whitey's first federal sentence began in 1956 after he was sentenced for armed robbery and truck hijacking. |
| While serving at Atlanta Penitentiary Whitey Bulger was involved in a CIA mind control drug program called MK-ULTRA. This gave him a shorter sentence. |
| In 1959 Whitey Bulger was transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. His prisoner number was #AZ1428. |
| In 1962 Whitey Bulger was transferred to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. |
| In 1963 Whitey Bulger was transferred to Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. |
| In 1965, after applying for parole three times, Whitey was granted release after nine years. |
| Whitey Bulger then worked as a construction worker and janitor. He soon moved on to loan sharking and bookmaking. |
| Whitey Bulger's first murder was a mistake. He shot the wrong brother by mistake. |
| In 1971 Whitey Bulger was approached by the FBI to work as an informant against the Patriarca family. After three years of not making a deal, Whitey Bulger finally agreed. |
| Whitey Bulger acted as an informant to the FBI until 1995 when he was about to be indicted. |
| While working as an informant Whitey Bulger helped to bring down the Patriarca family and build up his own crime network. |
| In 1994 Whitey Bulger's gambling operations came into question by the police and Bulger and his girlfriend Theresa Stanley fled before he could be indicted. |
| Bulger and Theresa split and he fled again with Catherine Grieg, his mistress. |
| Whitey Bulger was placed on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted List in 1999. There was a $1 million reward offered for information that would lead to his arrest. |
| After 16 years, in June 2011, Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig were arrested in Santa Monica, California. Whitey was 81 at the time. |
| When Whitey Bulger was arrested the police and FBI agents found over 30 guns, plus ammunition and knives in his apartment, along with $822,000 in cash. |
| Whitey Bulger faced 33 counts involving extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, corruption, and being involved in 19 murders. |
| Whitey Bulger was found guilty of 31 counts involving federal racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, and 11 murders. |
| Whitey Bulger received 2 life sentences and five years. |
| Whitey Bulger's mistress, Catherine Greig pled guilty and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. |
| A movie was made about Whitey Bulger called Black Mass, in 2015, starring Johnny Depp. |
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