Brother of Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Perjury
A brother of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to two federal grand juries investigating his sibling.
John “Jackie” Bulger, 65, a retired clerk magistrate of Boston Juvenile Court, admitted he had contact with his brother since he became a fugitive in 1995, contrary to what he told a grand jury in 1998.
John Bulger also acknowledged lying to a grand jury in 1996 when he said he had no knowledge about a safe deposit box owned by his brother.
James Bulger is wanted in connection with 21 killings.
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