18:11 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAlleged Boston gang boss James “Whitey” Bulger has appeared in federal court in Los Angeles and been remanded to Massachusetts to face charges, following his arrest early on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Bulger, 81, appeared with girlfriend Catherine Greig, 60, and waived his right to contest the transfer.<\/p>\n
Bulger was on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list, and is accused of involvement in 19 murders.<\/p>\n
He was the inspiration for the Martin Scorsese film “The Departed”.<\/p>\n
Bulger, who officials say spent 16 years on the run, was played by Jack Nicholson in a movie that won four Oscars in 2007.<\/p>\n
Bulger is accused of running the Winter Hill gang in the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n
Lured out<\/span><\/p>\nBulger held court documents against his chest when he appeared before Magistrate Judge John McDermott, saying he understood the charges against him.<\/p>\n
He then smiled as he was led away by law enforcement agents.<\/p>\n
Bulger and Ms Greig’s arrest in Santa Monica, California, came days after the FBI began airing 30-second public service announcements, focusing on Ms Greig.<\/p>\n
They specifically targeted programmes watched by women of Ms Greig’s age, and urged them to keep an eye out for her.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, officials said the publicity campaign had generated the tip that led to their discovery in Santa Monica, where the couple had been living under the names Charles and Carol Gasko.<\/p>\n
After receiving the tip about 1600 local time (2000 GMT) on Wednesday, federal agents began watching the suspected fugitives, eventually luring Bulger out of the Santa Monica flat through a ruse.<\/p>\n
After confirming his identity, they arrested him without incident, then entered the apartment and arrested Ms Greig, officials said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Inside the apartment agents found “a variety of weapons – firearms” and “a very substantial amount of cash”, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division Richard Deslauriers told reporters.<\/p>\n
The pair now face extradition to Boston to face federal charges.<\/p>\n
The Winter Hill gang was a largely Irish-American mob that ran loan-sharking, gambling and drug rackets in the Boston area.<\/p>\n
Bulger disappeared shortly before he was due to be arrested in connection with 21 killings and racketeering.<\/p>\n
Following his disappearance, it emerged he had been a long-time FBI informant who turned in rival gangsters.<\/p>\n
The revelations left the FBI fighting accusations that it had long been turning a blind eye to the alleged crimes of James Bulger and the Winter Hill gang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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