Whitey Bulger Get Two Life Sentences Update

 Convicted Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has been sentenced to two consecutive life in prison terms plus five years.  He was convicted in August for several murders, as well as extortion, money-laundering and weapons charges.  U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper also ordered 19-and-a-half-million-dollars in restitution to the families of his victims.  The judge told Bulger the "scope, the callousness, the depravity of your crimes is almost unfathomable."

The 84-year-old Bulger was captured in Santa Monica, California in 2011, after 16-years in hiding.  The federal Bureau of Prisons will determine where Bulger will be sent to serve out his sentence.  He has been held at the Plymouth House of Correction.   

 Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger is sentenced to two life terms plus five years for his crimes.  He led the infamous Winter Hill Gang in the 1970s and 80s.  The 84-year-old mobster was convicted in August of eleven murders in a high profile racketeering trial.  Yesterday, family members of Bulger's murder victims spoke of their pain and suffering during his sentencing heraring.   

Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger is sentenced to two life sentences plus five years for his crimes.