UPDATE: List of charges against Whitey Bulger via Boston.com
Count 1: Racketeering Conspiracy – Guilty
Count 2: Racketeering Substantive Offense – Guilty
Racketeering Act No. 1: Conspiracy to Murder Members of the Notorangeli Group – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 2: Murder of Michael Milano – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 3: Murder of Al Plummer – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 4: Murder of William O’Brien – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 5: Murder of James O’Toole – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 6: Murder of Al Notorangeli – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 7B: Murder of James Sousa – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 8: Murder of Paul McGonagle – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 9: Murder of Edward Connors – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 10B: Murder of Thomas King – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 11: Murder of Francis “Buddy” Leonard – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 12: Murder of Richard Castucci – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 13B: Murder of Roger Wheeler – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 14: Murder of Debra Davis – No finding
Racketeering Act No. 15: Murder of Brian Halloran – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 16: Murder of Michael Donahue – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 17A: Conspiracy to Murder John Callahan – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 17B: Murder of John Callahan – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 18: Murder of Arthur “Bucky” Barrett – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 19: Murder of John McIntyre – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 20: Murder of Deborah Hussey – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 21: Extortion Conspiracy: “Rent” –
Racketeering Act No. 22: Extortion of Richard O’Brien –
Racketeering Act No. 23: Extortion of Kevin Hayes – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 24: Extortion Conspiracy: “Fines” – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 25: Extortion of Michael Solimando – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 26: Extortion of Stephen Rakes and Julie Rakes – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 27: Extortion of Richard Bucheri – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 28: Extortion of Raymond Slinger – Not proved
Racketeering Act No. 29: Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 30: (Concealment) Money Laundering Conspiracy – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 31: (Concealment) Money Laundering (Sale of 295 Old Colony Ave., South Boston, Massachusetts) – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 32(A): (Concealment) Money Laundering (Sale of 295 Old Colony Ave., South Boston, Massachusetts) – Proved
Racketeering Acts No. 32(B) – 32(PPP): (Concealment) Money Laundering (Mortgage Payments) – Proved
Racketeering Act No. 33: (Concealment or Promotion) Money Laundering (Transfer of $10,000 to John Martorano) – Proved
Count 3: Extortion Conspiracy: Rent – Guilty
Count 4: Extortion of Kevin Hayes – Not guilty
Count 5: Concealment Money Laundering Conspiracy – Guilty
Counts 6 through 26: Concealment Money Laundering (Mortgage Payments) – Guilty
Count 27: Concealment or Promotion Money Laundering (Transfer of $10,000 to John Martorano) – Guilty
Count 39: Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Violent Crime – Guilty
Count 40: Possession of Machineguns in Furtherance of Violent Crime – Guilty
Count 42: Possession of Unregistered Machineguns – Guilty
Count 45: Transfer and Possession of Machineguns – Guilty
Count 48: Possession of Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers – Guilty
UPDATE: Bulger guilty on all but count 5.
UPDATE: Boston gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger found guilty of gangland crimes, including 11 slayings – @AP
UPDATE: Jury Finds James “Whitey” Bulger GUILTY on first 2 racketeering counts, Extortion, Money Laundering
After almost five full days of deliberations reaching some 32.5 hours, the jury has reached a verdict in the James “Whitey” Bulger federal case. The trial has captivated the nation throughout its entirety due to its severity of the crimes, mysterious deaths of witnesses, and loud profane-laced outbursts in court as well as the infamous reputation of the South Boston mobster and his story of being on the run for 16 years.
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in the South Boston neighborhood of Massachusetts’ capital is currently swarmed with members of the press, friends and relatives of victims, and Boston residents showing just how much of an impact the trial as whole has made on the community at large.
Watch the live coverage of the Whitey Bulger case verdict streaming online here:
The trial has ensued for roughly two months during which time Bulger did not take the stand, having claimed at one point that he was subjected to an unfair trial.
Of course, when it comes to the significance of the 33 charge indictment against him and the justice wanted from the victims’ families, his cry of foul will go unheard.
As for the actual verdict, the judge has made it known to the members of the jury that all 33 counts have to come with a unanimous decision for conviction, even though Bulger only needs to be convicted of two crimes within 10 years of each other to be guilty of racketeering.
It took the jury 70 witnesses and hours worth of evidence to reach their conclusion this afternoon as Bulger was known as Boston’s most notorious gangster and the leader of the Winter Hill Gang in the 1970s and 80s. After being tipped off of his impending indictment by a corrupt FBI officer, Bulger fled the state in 1994. He successfully evaded authorities for more than a decade and a half before being captured in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2011. He is currently being held without bail in South Boston.
