South Shore Businessman Testified That ‘Whitey’ Bulger Forced Him to Pay Friend’s $300,000 Debt

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just weeks after his friend was killed in 1982, a South Shore businessman came face-to-face with James “Whitey” Bulger. Michael Solimando testified in the racketeering and murder trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, saying the accused mobster ordered him at gunpoint to pay his friend’s $400,000 outstanding debt, the Boston Globe reports. “We…

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High-Ranking Mobster Asks to Be Released for Helping FBI Arrest Mafia Members

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ex-Bonanno crime boss and FBI informant wants to be freed from jail in exchange for damaging testimony against the mafia, the New York Post reportsBon. Joseph Massino, who will be re-sentenced toady, provided key testimony against former colleagues, including Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano. “It is fair to say that not only is…

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Accused Gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Is Heard Bragging About Murder

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Voice recordings of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger were played at his murder and racketeering trial Tuesday, showing a different side than the relatively quiet defendant that the juror has so far seen, the Boston Globe reports. The recordings capture Bulger talking about murder, guns and funneling cash. “Pa-pa-pa-pa-pow,” whispered…

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Reputed Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Attorneys Grill Disgraced Ex-FBI Agent John Connolly

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger continued to hammer the FBI’s claims that Bulger secretly ratted out the Italian Mafia and other criminals, The Associated Press reports. For the second straight day, Bulger attorney Hank Brennan continued to grill James Marra, a special agent in the Justice Department’s Office of…

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