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Mob Boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger To Enter Plea For 19 Murders


Posted on Jul 06, 2011 @ 04:15AM - Add a comment

by Radar Staff

Former reputed mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will  return to a  federal courtroom in Boston at 2pm ET Wednesday to enter a plea on 19 murder charges.

Bulger -- arrested last month in Southern California after 16 years on the lam -- will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. It will be his first formal response to criminal charges in nearly two decades.

Former reputed mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will  return to a  federal courtroom in Boston at 2pm ET Wednesday to enter a plea on 19 murder charges.

Bulger -- arrested last month in Southern California after 16 years on the lam -- will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. It will be his first formal response to criminal charges in nearly two decades.

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Bulger, 81,  was the leader of Boston’s notorious Winter Hill Gang when he fled in January of 1995 after being tipped by a former Boston FBI agent that he was about to be indicted. Bulger was a top-echelon FBI informant.

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Gabby Giffords’ Alleged Shooter Jared Lee Loughner Declared Not Mentally Competent To Stand Trial


Posted on May 25, 2011 @ 03:41PM - 3 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk
Radar Staff Reporter

Jared Lee Loughner has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for the mass shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in January.

The decision came down Wednesday following a bizarre situation in a Tucson, Arizona courtroom when Loughner began shouting and was removed from the proceedings.

Jared Lee Loughner has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for the mass shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in January.

The decision came down Wednesday following a bizarre situation in a Tucson, Arizona courtroom when Loughner began shouting and was removed from the proceedings.

“Thank you for the freak show.  She died in front of me.  You are changing it,” Loughner shouted at the judge.

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Federal Judge Declines To Hear Dr. Conrad Murray Wrongful Death Lawsuit


Posted on Nov 01, 2010 @ 11:20AM - 2 comments

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Dr. Conrad Murray by the father of pop icon Michael Jackson will be moving to state court after a federal judge said Monday he didn’t have the authority to hear the case.

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A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Dr. Conrad Murray by the father of pop icon Michael Jackson will be moving to state court after a federal judge said Monday he didn’t have the authority to hear the case.

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According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter told Joe Jackson’s attorney, Brian Oxman, during a hearing that he didn't think Jackson's father could receive any money from one of the major causes of action, which alleged the singer's rights were violated under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Oxman agreed to dismiss part of his case against the doctor charged in Jackson’s death, which prompted the judge to rule that the remaining issues had to be heard in state court.

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