The federal judge who oversaw hearings in the late 1990s that exposed James “Whitey” Bulger’s corrupt relationship with the FBI agreed Thursday to release some of the confidential documents in the case to Bulger’s lawyers, as they prepare for the gangster’s upcoming trial.
Lawyers for Bulger argued that the documents undoubtedly relate to the gangster and said that they could support his claim that he was offered immunity from prosecution for his cooperation decades ago.
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having used 'gangster' twice right up front, perhaps this journalist can also make use of murderer, extortionist and a few other conclusory nouns to refer to Bulger.
what about how to describe the FBI, the US Attorney's Office and other less-than-savory organized entities that were hip deep in Bulger's business, wherever that took him ?? has the Globe no editors left?