The feds plan on auctioning off Whitey Bulger’s possessions in order to provide restitution to his victims’ family members as reported by Denise Lavoie for The Associated Press: “they are trying to balance their desire to compensate relatives of Bulger’s murder victims with avoiding glamorizing Bulger or his crimes and staying within the boundaries of good taste.”
Meanwhile, the documentary Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger will have its world premiere this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival as reported by Rebecca Ford for The Hollywood Reporter: “Joe Berlinger directs the film, which examines Bulger’s relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.” Berlinger “personally came to the conclusion that ‘the mess that went on in Boston for 30 years goes much deeper and a lot of people got off without any punishment’” as reported by Gayle Fee for Inside Track.
Filed under: Mafia, Movies, Organized Crime Tagged: Asset Seizure, James Bulger, Whitey Bulger, Winter Hill Gang
