Prosecutors have only a few months left to charge additional people with assisting Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger while he was on the run for 16 years.
The statute of limitations for harboring a fugitive will expire on June 22 — five years after Bulger was captured in Santa Monica, California. Bulger's longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, pleaded guilty to helping him as a fugitive and was sentenced to an 8-year prison term.
Greig has refused to testify before a grand jury investigating who else may have assisted him, leaving Bulger's victims to wonder if anyone else will ever be charged.
Bulger is serving a life sentence after being convicted of a litany of crimes during a 2013 racketeering trial, including participating in 11 murders.
Last week, a federal appeals court in Boston rejected ex-gangster Bulger's request for a new trial. It didn't accept the argument that Bulger's right to a fair trial was violated when a judge barred him from testifying about his claim he received immunity for his crimes, among other things.
Bulger became one of the nation's most wanted fugitives after he fled Boston in 1994.
Bulger’s lawyers say they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, the last stop in his legal battle.
