The girlfriend of notorious Boston gangster James (Whitey) Bulger was indicted Tuesday for keeping mum about whether anyone else aided him during his 16 years on the lam. Already imprisoned on counts of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive and identity fraud, Greig could have more jail time put on her eight-year sentence if convicted of the charge made against her Tuesday.
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“Catherine Greig has yet again failed to do the right thing”, said the FBI’s Joseph R. Bonavolonta in a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice. “Our efforts to find those who assisted them during their lives as fugitives will not stop despite the fact that Ms. Greig has refused to testify”.
During that time, Bulger and Greig lived as Charlie and Carol Gasko in a seaside apartment in Santa Monica, California.
Prosecutors said in court documents that Greig has refused to testify since December, while law enforcement officials have said the refusal has hindered the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s efforts to investigate Bulger.
Grieg agreed to plead guilty during her trial in 2012 so she wouldn’t have to testify against her man, who is now serving a life sentence in connection to 11 murders.
Patricia Donahue, the wife of Michael Donahue who was killed by Bulger, believes Depp should have gotten permission from the victims’ families before taking on the film. If convicted of the new charges, her sentence will be extended. In a joint interview with Cooper, the director of “Crazy Heart” and “Out of the Furnace“, the two discussed the challenges of portraying a folk-hero criminal who has, as Cooper said, “left a real emotional scar on the city of Boston”.
“This is obviously a vindictive move on the government’s part”, Reddington said. He claims she knows nothing about anyone who may have helped him.
While on the run, Bulger would pose as Greig’s husband.
When authorities searched their Santa Monica apartment, they found more than $800,000 in cash and 30 weapons.
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When Bulger initially fled, he took a woman he had been involved with for decades, Teresa Stanley, with him. Two months later, Bulger returned to Boston to drop off Stanley and pick up Grieg.
