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Murphy is a reporter for the Metro section. She covers organized crime, homeland security, legal affairs, criminal and civil court cases, and breaking news. She graduated from Northeastern University.
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Bulger lawyer wants confidential informant identified
By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff
A lawyer fcr James “Whitey” Bulger urged a judge Wednesday to order prosecutors to identify a confidential informant who claimed that two of the gangster’s former associates boasted that they would protect their criminal friends while cooperating with the government against Bulger.Attorney Henry Brennan argued that the defense should be able to question the informant who told FBI agents that after Kevin Weeks and John Martorano struck deals with the government for leniency for their own crimes, the pair assured some of their underworld cohorts that they would not implicate them in any wrongdoing.
Court rules Catherine Greig’s sentence justified
By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff
Greig was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping her boyfriend, James “Whitey” Bulger, evade capture for more than 16 years.
Whitey Bulger’s lawyers oppose criminal background checks of jurors
By Shelley Murphy and John R. Ellement , Globe Staff
The defense attorneys argued that the existence of a criminal record, by itself, should not be a bar to jury service.
Prosecutors request checks of jurors in Bulger trial
By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff
A motion was filed asking for permission to conduct criminal background checks on potential jurors for the upcoming trial of James “Whitey” Bulger.