‘Whitey’ Bulger Verdict Closes Chapter on Two Decades of Brutal Rule in Boston’s Criminal Underworld

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Notorious mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who seized Boston’s criminal underworld in the 1970s and ’80s, likely will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury found him guilty Monday of murder and racketeering. Wearing a gray shirt, dark pants and sneakers, the 83-year-old who occasionally shouted  in anger…

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Fed’s Cases Against Blackwater “Beginning to Fall Apart”, NY Times Reports

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm that became a toxic symbol of America in Afghanistan and Iraq, may be getting a bigger break than it ever imagined. James Risen of the New York Times reports that after nearly four years the federal government’s investigations and prosecutions against the Blackwater Worldwide…

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Atty. Gen. Worried About Repercussions of “Torture” For Govt. Agents and Lawyers

The issue of “torture” could have serious ramifications as the Obama administration comes in. Will some government people be subject to prosecution? Will some pending criminal cases get tossed  as a result? We shall see. By EVAN PEREZ Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey raised concerns that government agents and national security…

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