BOSTON — A federal jury Monday convicted James "Whitey" Bulger of racketeering, extortion and conspiracy charges, ruling that the former Boston crime boss was responsible for 11 murders dating back to the 1970s.
Jurors convicted Bulger on charges related to 11 of the 19 murders he was charged with under a wide-ranging federal indictment that also implicated him on extortion, money laundering, illegal possession of firearms and other charges dating back to the purported mobster's reign as leader of South Boston's Winter Hill Gang.
The verdict - which came after 32 hours of deliberations over five days - brings the case one step closer to closure after a seven-week trial that featured more than 70 witnesses and startling testimony against Bulger.
The 83-year-old defendant was convicted on 31 counts of a 32-count indictment. But jurors found Bulger was not guilty of seven murders and could not reach a verdict on an eight.
Quote: Weird Tolkienish Figure wrote in post #2Uh huh. Next stop is Oklahoma and Florida where they *will* execute you. Oh how sweet that would be. This man is just about as evil and evil can be.
He will never see a day on death row. He's 83 years old,and Mass will release him from jail up there when the undertaker shows up to haul him away.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
RIGHT'S RIGHT 
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