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Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty to perjury during Bulger trial

BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent accused of lying during Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's trial is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges. Robert Fitzpatrick is slated to appear Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Boston for a change-of-plea hearing.

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Bulger’s girlfriend faces more prison time for contempt

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence the longtime girlfriend of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to three more years in prison for refusing to testify about whether anyone else helped Bulger after he fled the city. Catherine Greig already is serving an 8-year sentence for

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Judge OKs sale of Bulger items, proceeds to go to victims

BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of items belonging to James "Whitey" Bulger will be auctioned off in June to raise money for the families of people who were killed or extorted by the convicted Boston gangster. Judge Denise Casper signed an order Monday that authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service

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Kevin Bacon signs on for Marathon bombing film

BOSTON – CBS Films and Lionsgate announced that Kevin Bacon will be returning to Boston to star in "Patriots Day," a film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Bacon is well acquainted with Beantown films, having previously starred in "Black Mass" and "Mystic River." Bacon

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The Year 2015 and the ‘Peril of Hope’

"It is right there Betwixt and between The orchard bare And the orchard green" — Robert Frost from "Peril of Hope" With an eerie prescience, the January 9 front page print edition of The Boston Globe captured perfectly the mixture of fear and anticipation associated with the

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‘Whitey’ Bulger’s lover heads to court on contempt charge

BOSTON (AP) — The longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of James "Whitey" Bulger is expected in federal court to face a contempt charge for refusing to tell whether other people helped the Boston mobster during his 16 years on the run. Catherine Greig is scheduled to make an initial

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Sales of ‘Whitey’ Bulger memorabilia rise with film release

BOSTON (AP) — There's a mugshot from Alcatraz, an autographed prison shirt and poker chips featuring his photo. Memorabilia related to Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is being peddled to coincide with the release of the new Johnny Depp movie on Bulger's life.

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‘Maze Runner’ sequel outpaces ‘Black Mass’ at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — "The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" edged out Johnny Depp's "Black Mass" at box office, as the two films split young and old moviegoers in half on the first weekend of the fall movie season. 20th Century Fox's sequel