After five days of deliberations, the atmosphere inside Judge Denise Casper’s courtroom was incredibly tense Monday afternoon as the Bulger jury filed in to read its verdict.
At first it looked like a stunning rebuke to the government: the jury said prosecutors had not proven Bulger’s role in the first six acts of murder. But, then the tide turned, and the guilty findings began piling up.
In the end, the jury linked Bulger to 11 of the 19 murders he’d been accused of – and found him guilty of 31 charges which included racketeering, extortion, and money laundering.
The outcome suggests that for some crimes the jury didn’t know whether to blame Bulger or his former partners Steven Flemmi, Kevin Weeks, and John Martorano – all of whom testified against him. But it also means Bulger, 83, will die in prison. And after a wait for justice that spanned decades – that is a major victory.
Bulger’s defense lawyer, J.W. Carney, said he intends to take an appeal.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 13.
Below are the verdicts in each count.
Count 1: Racketeering Conspiracy: Guilty.
Count 2: Racketeering Substantive Offense: Guilty.
Count 3: Extortion Conspiracy: Rent: Guilty
Count 4: Extortion of Kevin Hayes: Not guilty.
Count 5: (Concealment) Money Laundering Conspiracy: Guilty.
Count 6: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 7: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 8: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 9: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 10: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 11: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 12: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 13: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 14: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 15: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 16: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 17: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 18: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 19: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 20: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 21: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 22: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 23: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 24: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 25: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 26: (Concealment) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 27: (Concealment or Promotion) Money Laundering: Guilty.
Count 28: Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Violent Crime: Guilty.
Count 29: Possession of Machineguns in Furtherance of Violent Crime: Guilty.
Count 30: Possession of Unregistered Machineguns: Guilty.
Count 31: Transfer and Possession of Machineguns: Guilty.
Count 32: Possession of Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers: Guilty.
