Whitey Bulger Arrested

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[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:

[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:

So the FBI handler story, portrayed in The Departed by Matt Damon was largely following true events? Was all the killing depicted in the movie and Mark Wahlberg’s role sensationalised like Hollywood usually does it or was it pretty accurate?[/quote]

Well, a couple things. Like the other guy said, The Departed is actually a ripoff of an Asian action movie - but the setting in South Boston, the idea that there is an Irish gangster running South Boston, and the like, was the part that was more or less inspired by Whitey Bulger. There are similarities in the stories.

Whitey never brought some kid up to be a cop - but John Connolly, the man assigned to “handle” him by the FBI, was effectively flipped and went to jail for the shit he did that helped Whitey out.

The progression and time line of the movie was nothing like real life. A lot of the killings happened over the course of years, and were the typical kind of killings that happen in the mob world - much more like the way it happens in “The Sopranos,” where this guy gets killed because of a personal reason, this other guy gets killed because he tried to screw them, this chick gets killed because someone dumped her and now she’s threatening to go to the FBI… that type of thing.

There was no coherent storyline like in the movie, which compresses six months or a year into a few hours.

As I recall, though, Dignam was actually pretty close to a real character, a sergeant in the Boston PD as I recall. I think it was Kevin Weeks - if you still want to talk in “Departed” terms, the guy Frenchie would be as close as you could come to what Weeks was - wrote about this in the intro to his book, and said that there was one detective that they thought was a douchebag but did act like Wahlberg. I’ll see if I can find the passage and give you a synopsis.

And yes, Whitey was an informant. He sold out a lot of guys from the New England Mafia, and that’s why he got a pass from Connolly a lot. However, he did sell out everyone under him too.

One thing is safely said though - there was much, much more killing in real life than in the movie, and Bulger was a brutal guy.

Go to wikipedia and look up the Boston Irish gang wars of the 70s, and you can follow all of the shit from the start. Or go read the book “Paddy Whacked” by TJ English, and you can get the whole story of the Irish mob, if you’re interested.

Weeks’ book “Brutal” is also fantastic. [/quote]

I have read a couple books on this. I find it hard to believe Connolly was the only crooked FBI agent involved. The whole squad had to be in on it or they were stunningly incompetent.

It is a fascinating story. I am glad they caught the bastard. I hope he dies in an uncomfortable prison cell.

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The reason Whitey did not hide in a foreign country is because the FBI could not protect him there.

The reason the FBI “caught” him now is because the US Marshals were closing in on him.

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“Grey Sweatpants” = Best screen name EVER.

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[quote]imhungry wrote:
“Grey Sweatpants” = Best screen name EVER.
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Thank you, sir. “I’m hungry” describes me too. But I feed myself unlike some other guys around here.

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[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:

[quote]roguevampire wrote:

[quote]waylanderxx wrote:

[quote]roguevampire wrote:
Not sure why he didn’t move to Brazil. they have no extradition treaty there. meaning, the united states wouldn’t be able to touch him there. [/quote]

I’m sure getting all your money to a foreign country when you are on the top 10 wanted list is not exactly easy.[/quote]

Of course it would be. Roman Polanski did it. Even when he left his country, and the united states had him right where they wanted him, they still couldn’t do anything. he was eventually released. There was also this guy many years ago who fled to Brazil, met some young brazilian girl and married her. The usa couldn’t touch him. There are many countries with no extradition treaties. just takes some research. when you do illegal things, better to always have a good way out. [/quote]

As always on just about any subject, including your own health (physical and mental), you’re half-cocked here. Brazil DOES have an extradition treaty. The “guy many years ago who fled to Brazil”, whoever the fuck it was, was probably protected b/c he married a Brazilian citizen and the Brazilian constitution extended to protect him.

I have no fucking idea why I care to refute your stupidity, because I seriously believe no one listens or takes you seriously anyway.[/quote]

ummmm, I could have sworn i said he met a brazillian girl and married her. You might want to recheck what i wrote. there have been many people over the years that have fled this country and usa couldn’t touch them. What about Roman Polanski. guy left from rape charges. they know exactly where he is. ok, smart guy, why don’t they just go and get him. they can’t idiot, thats why. bhahahah.

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]countingbeans wrote:

[quote]waylanderxx wrote:

[quote]roguevampire wrote:
Not sure why he didn’t move to Brazil. they have no extradition treaty there. meaning, the united states wouldn’t be able to touch him there. [/quote]

I’m sure getting all your money to a foreign country when you are on the top 10 wanted list is not exactly easy.[/quote]

Shit, it isn’t easy to get your person in a foreign country while at large let alone your money.

People forget how much a couple 100 grand really is. That is a lot of stacks of paper. You can’t just hop on a Delta flight to Brazil while wanted, and you really don’t want to carry 200k+ using smugglers and other unsavory folks to bring you across borders… The 800k he was found with is going to fill up a decent amount of space.

Those involved in criminal enterprise with plans to run, would be smart to keep liquid cash stores strategically held in places of future interest.

Worst part is, once your big tyme enough to have the kind of dough to stash a couple 100 grand around, people are already following you. So how do you get the cash to a hidden spot in the first place?[/quote]

Swiss banks used to be the way to go, but recently they started cooperating with US authorities on tax evaders. That’s how some of the guys I rubbed elbows with got around that issue. Then you got yourself a passport from Belize, and you were set. [/quote]

The best place to put money, is in the caymen islands. they give you a long password, if you forget it, your screwed. but you can have that money wired to any place on earth.

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[quote]roguevampire wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]countingbeans wrote:

[quote]waylanderxx wrote:

[quote]roguevampire wrote:
Not sure why he didn’t move to Brazil. they have no extradition treaty there. meaning, the united states wouldn’t be able to touch him there. [/quote]

I’m sure getting all your money to a foreign country when you are on the top 10 wanted list is not exactly easy.[/quote]

Shit, it isn’t easy to get your person in a foreign country while at large let alone your money.

People forget how much a couple 100 grand really is. That is a lot of stacks of paper. You can’t just hop on a Delta flight to Brazil while wanted, and you really don’t want to carry 200k+ using smugglers and other unsavory folks to bring you across borders… The 800k he was found with is going to fill up a decent amount of space.

Those involved in criminal enterprise with plans to run, would be smart to keep liquid cash stores strategically held in places of future interest.

Worst part is, once your big tyme enough to have the kind of dough to stash a couple 100 grand around, people are already following you. So how do you get the cash to a hidden spot in the first place?[/quote]

Swiss banks used to be the way to go, but recently they started cooperating with US authorities on tax evaders. That’s how some of the guys I rubbed elbows with got around that issue. Then you got yourself a passport from Belize, and you were set. [/quote]

The best place to put money, is in the caymen islands. they give you a long password, if you forget it, your screwed. but you can have that money wired to any place on earth. [/quote]

The best place to put money is in a hiding spot. As cash. Which is what Whitey did. He’s a money squirrel. $802,129 alone in his Santa Monica apartment. He doesn’t keep money in banks. He robs them.