Winter Hill Gang

"Black Mass", a movie about South Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang debuts in theaters nationwide on Friday, including here on the Southcoast. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell knows all about the Bulger story...

Convicted former Boston crime boss James ``Whitey'' Bulger has been moved to another lock-up.       According the website of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bulger is now at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. H...

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence gangster James ``Whitey'' Bulger to two consecutive life sentences, plus five years, saying he is ``one of the most violent and despicable criminals in Boston history.'' Prosecutors made their recommendation in a sentencing memo filed in court Thursday. The...

Court records show defense costs for convicted Boston mobster James ``Whitey'' Bulger totaled $2.6 million through June.       The accounting filed Friday includes mostly attorney fees and about $17,000 other expenses.       Bulger was convicted Aug...

Prosecutors plan to wrap up their case against reputed gangster James ``Whitey'' Bulger following testimony from two final witnesses in his racketeering trial. The government could rest its case Friday after six weeks of testimony. Bulger's lawyers are expected to begin presenting up to 16 witnesses after the prosecution rests...

James ``Whitey'' Bulger and his once-loyal right-hand man have had an angry, profanity-laced exchange in court during Bulger's racketeering trial in Boston.       Tensions exploded Tuesday after Kevin Weeks called Bulger and his partner, Stephen ``The Rifleman'' Flemmi, ``the biggest rats,'' referring to their work as FBI informants...

Jury selection has begun in the trial of reputed gangster James ``Whitey'' Bulger.       The 83-year-old Bulger is charged in a broad racketeering indictment with a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 murders. He ...