Whitey Bulger, the former head of the Irish mafia in Boston, has been caught after 16 years on the run. He was in charge of the Winter Hill gang in Somerville, MA (home of Tufts University,) and was responsible for drug trafficking, shootings, embezzlement, racketeering and government corruption. He has also been formally charged with 19 murders. For those who don't know, here in Boston, the mafia has always been associated with the Irish mob, and not really Italian-American crime. Also, for those who have never heard of him, he was in the FBI's most wanted fugitives, and this is a major catch. The Irish mob has more or less collapsed these days, and are no longer the major crime problem in these parts.
Here's the story, for more information about the catch and Whitey himself:
http://www.boston.com/...
Sorry for the non-diary, I just wanted to get the news/word out. It's late, and I'm tired, but want to publish it now. I might come back tomorrow and add more to the diary.