Ex-FBI agent to be sentenced for perjury at Whitey Bulger’s trial

Ex-FBI agent to be sentenced for perjury at Whitey Bulger’s trial

BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent faces sentencing for lying during his testimony at the 2013 racketeering trial of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.

Robert Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice for lying and overstating his professional accomplishments, including claiming he was the first officer to recover the gun used to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

Clinton wooing a new group of voters: Republicans
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Clinton wooing a new group of voters: Republicans

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hoping to capitalize on the criticism battering Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has begun portraying support for her candidacy as a patriotic duty of voters. She's broadening her message and appealing directly to Republicans to keep him out of the White House.

It's a twist for a Democratic presidential candidate who has some of the highest unpopularity ratings in history. But aides believe Trump's controversial campaign and the chaos it's caused within the Republican Party offers a unique opportunity.

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