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May 7, 2024 · On this day in 1934 we saw the birth of Stephen Flemmi, who was a close associate of organized crime figure Whitey Bulger. Flemmi became a government informant in the mid 1960’s and gave up a lot of intelligence during his relationship with the FBI. He also provided information on mobster Kevin Weeks who was a longtime friend of both Bulger ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Flemmi was a close partner of Bulger, the leader of the Winter Hill Gang, which terrorized Bostonians for decades. Flemmi testified against Bulger during his 2013 trial.
6 days ago · Three inmates charged in the violent killing of notorious Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger while imprisoned with him in West Virginia have accepted plea agreements, court filings show.
3 days ago · FILE - In this June 30, 2011, file photo, James "Whitey" Bulger, right, is escorted from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to a waiting vehicle at an airport in Plymouth, Mass., after attending ...
5 days ago · But when Flemmi was unable to carry out the murder himself, Bulger stepped in and fatally throttled Debra with his bare hands, according to Flemmi, who at that point was a decade into a life ...
3 days ago · A 300-page report, which was released by the FBI in 2021, first mentions Whitey Bulger by name as part of a December 1974 law enforcement sting into loansharking in and around Boston.
Apr 23, 2024 · As it turns out, Bulger’s close associate Stephen Flemmi was an informant to the FBI. And in 1975, he recruited Bulger to join him as another “Top Echelon Informant.” This is how James “Whitey” Bulger was reunited with his childhood friend John Connolly, now a full-fledged FBI agent.
