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Boston Mobster Finally Nabbed In Calif.

June 23 2011

USA

A fugitive 81-year-old Boston mob boss has been arrested after more than 16 years on the run, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The FBI said James "Whitey" Bulger and his companion, Catherine Elizabeth Greig, were arrested without incident Wednesday at a private home in Santa Monica, Calif., reported the New York Times.

The two were taken into custody after the FBI received a tip, according to sources.

Bulger fled Boston in December 1994 as federal agents were about to arrest...

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