William Weld Unable to Rule out Whitey Immunity Claim

William Weld unable to rule out Whitey immunity claim

By Laurel J. Sweet
Monday, December 10, 2012

Photo by Matthew West

WHAT’S REAL DEAL? As an ex-U.S. attorney, William Weld says he never heard of an alleged immunity deal that James ‘Whitey’ Bulger received from the late Jeremiah T. O’Sullivan, above.

Photo by Mark Garfinkel

WHAT’S REAL DEAL? As an ex-U.S. attorney, William Weld, above, says he never heard of an alleged immunity deal that James ‘Whitey’ Bulger received from the late Jeremiah T. O’Sullivan.

Former Gov. William F. Weld, who was U.S. attorney at the height of James “Whitey” Bulger’s crime reign in Boston, said he never heard of any immunity deal for the aging mobster — but he’s unable today to dismiss it.

Bulger, 83, and slated to be tried in June for 19 counts of murder, claims that while terrorizing the city in his dual role of top-secret informant for the FBI, he was granted immunity from prosecution by the late Jeremiah T. O’Sullivan, head of the New England Organized Crime Strike Force.

Weld, who was U.S. attorney from 1981 to 1986, said, “Jerry and I were very close. I know nothing about that (alleged deal). And I met frequently with O’Sullivan, every week, as the case against the Angiulos was building.”

Weld said he was kept in the dark about the full range of Bulger’s criminal activities.

“I was nowhere near that. Oh, Lord, no,” Weld, 67, told the Herald in an exclusive interview last week.

Bulger and partner-in-crime Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi were instrumental in helping the FBI crush the late Gennaro “Jerry” Angiulo, his family and Bulger’s and Flemmi’s rivals in the North End-based Mafia. O’Sullivan served as acting U.S. attorney in 1989, six years before Bulger went on the lam, sparking an international manhunt that would last 16 years.

“The strike forces were semi-independent of the U.S. attorney’s office,” Weld said. “We didn’t tell O’Sullivan what to do in the development of a case.”

Weld said “the one thing” about Bulger he recalls attempting to investigate was in 1983, when his office and the Drug Enforcement Administration “wanted to target Whitey Bulger for running a marijuana operation out of Southie. Those were the days when Justice in Washington was very keen for the DEA and FBI to cooperate more fully. The word on the street, which we knew to be false, was that Whitey kept the drugs out of Southie. Maybe he kept them out of the block where he lived.” But Weld said the investigation unraveled when the FBI balked at participating.

Weld said he reached out to James Greenleaf, then special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston field offices, and said, “ ‘Hey, we’d like to do this. You guys want to participate?’

“... About 10 days later — maybe even longer than that, maybe two weeks — he said, ‘OK, I’ve got some info for you.’ So he came over and he said, ‘We’re just not going to be able to participate.’ I said, ‘Oh, OK.’ I didn’t argue the point because obviously the message he was carrying was not ... some thought had obviously gone into it by the FBI.”

Weld said he hasn’t yet heard if he’ll be called as a witness at Bulger’s trial.

“I don’t know,” he said. “Maybe what I just said would be of interest to somebody.”

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boazrg

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Now why would a former U.S. Attorney make such an observation with the Whitey Bulger trial looming on the horizon? Discuss.
(Meanwhile, hundreds of otherwise solid Bostonians go to sleep every night praying that Whitey will have a fatal "cardiac event" before trial! Bet the rent on this!)

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sailhardy

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The Clueless Brahmin strikes again.

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Michie

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This would explain why Whitey was able to hide in plain sight for SIXTEEN years.

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Michie

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This would explain why Whitey was able to hide in plain sight for SIXTEEN years.

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Michie

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This would explain why Whitey was able to hide in plain sight for SIXTEEN years.

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HeartofDarkness

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“I was nowhere near that. Oh, Lord, no,” Weld, 67,"
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Weld knows he isolated from this mess as he will lay any false promises or misconduct on the dead man O'Sullivan.

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Steady_Eddie

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the feds are fixed
smell yaz latah

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YKnot

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Has anyone seen Bill Weld and Ray Flynn in the same room recently?

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cyrus

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Some people speak the language of Gaelic other speak Brahim Bostonian either way the translation is" Jerry and I were drinking at the Golden Dome Pub with Billy who was buying but doesn't drink.After several rounds Jerry and I signed off on the 007 agreement with Billy"

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geoparsons

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The tinkeling of ice cubes in amber liquid has begun to take its' toll...... holy mackeral at midnight lawman!!

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clambelly

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“I was know here near that. Oh, Lord, no,”
\"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
Proverbs 6:16-19
I notice Robert Mueller isn\'t mentioned in this article. I guess there\'s dementia setting in at this keeper of Democracy, media establishment. Weld & Mueller - quite a dynamic duo. How about Weld\'s place in the Inslaw affair or his and Mueller\'s stints in DC. Mueller dates all the back to the Fed. Pros. Office in CA when Barboza was rubbed out. He was the FBI\'s Protected Hitman that they created \"The Witness Protection Program\" for in order to setup Patriarca and four of his \'friends.\'
WorthingtonGate .. IS our wonderful self-servers to own. What alchohol does to brain cells, huh?

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harryharkness replying to YKnot

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Yes but it was a bar room.

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TheReprobate

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hmm...I can neither confirm nor deny....sounds like "Whitey" was allowed to "hide" until those who cut the deal were on the other side of the grass. This way the deal cutters also could neither confirm nor deny the immunity deal.

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Quasimodo

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How drunk was Bill Weld when he gave Bulger immunity? Just asking.

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Straub

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Interesting that Weld has just arrived back in Boston just in time for this trial.....hmmmmm

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AnneBrowne22

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until I looked at the check saying $4450, I accept that my brothers friend woz like they say realey earning money in there spare time from their laptop.. there mums best friend had bean doing this 4 less than and recently repayed the mortgage on there cottage and got a gorgeous Ford. this is where I went, Great60.com

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afflack239

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Weld was in a bar and said I would not want to be standing next to Brian Halloran right now. that was in 1982 right before he was blown away. he knew what was going on with Whitey.

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clambelly

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Funny, I was reading a post by sailhardy in the 12-6-2012 Herald Article; Bill Weld: All has been forgiven.
"sailhardy
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Before he runs anywhere, he should come clean about what happened to the students at the proprietary school that he ran into the ground in Louisville. Federal padlocks on the doors of that school do not look well if he tries to take credit for "ed reform" in Massachusetts."
I never knew Weld connected to Louisville after he didn't get the green light as DemoncRAT Bill Clinton's pick from Congress to be the new US-Mexican (AMexiCA) Drug Cartels Ambassador. He did such fine work for CIA/VP/Pres. GHW Bush (The Iran-Contra Gig along with Mueller, and taken down the Mafia to become the Mafia.) It was a surprise, but at least his RepubliCON successor (Cellucci) got the Canadian border from the DemoncRAT. (AMexiCA) Two "Parties" what?
Now Weld joins the same firm that former 12 year (D) MA AG Bellotti is also housed. They both avoided PROSECUTION as a result of lil' Wyah's 12-13-2001 "Executive Order." Times up.
ARMS-DRUGS-MONEY LAUNDERING & HUMAN TRAFFICKING ... THEY RUINED the US of AMERICA.

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clambelly

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This website visitor caught my attention recently; How would Louisville GOV and the Sinaloa connect? Scuse me.
"blood at crime scene"
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WorthingtonGate ... Connect ALL the dots.

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buddy40

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I believe the Feds for years knew where whitey was.Rumors are cheap but i have heard on more then one occasion that where whitey was caught some of those apartments were for years used by the Feds as so called safe houses.Don't forget at one time one of whiteys nieces lived real close to the apartment building where whitey was."Now was that a coincidence."

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IBSaying replying to TheReprobate

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I agree.

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buddy40 replying to Quasimodo

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He was known to like the booze.

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clambelly

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Of course they ALL knew where he was. He even said himself that he traveled regularly and even to the Hub. I saw him on the weekend of March 25th 2007 in Clearwater, FL, a week after I had a meeting at the Tampa Regional FBI with I believe the SAC then, "Carl" Whitehead.

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riversplit

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Bill- Is Bushmills the divine spirit beyond? Is the sky amber colored?? The years haven't been kind, sir. I think your liver quivered one too many times. Therich & powerful protect each other. All the foot dragging, hoping the Grim Reaper will take care of scum Bulger. All the while, "CYA" contingencies being cooked up in the meantime.

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litldog2

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Suddenly, all we hear is William Weld weighing in on just about everything from A - Z.
What next?
D

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sailor21

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Bill Weld,
Why are you ricocheting around in the media trying to gain attention of any kind by offering vague and sensational statements?
First Deval for president 2016?
Now Whitey?
What is your problem? You seem unstable?!

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dewin

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how do you spell "selective memory?"

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quahogger

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Judging from his looks in the photo, it seems like the past 10 years have not been too kind to Bill Weld. Now he's losing his mind with this ridiculous belief.

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CharlieOnTheMTA replying to boazrg

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Most of those solid Bostonians wear a badge and carry sidearms or were their enablers. Those of us who want to root out the crooks in the BPD, MA state police, and the FBI want to hear Whitey make like a songbird at his trial.

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riversplit replying to CharlieOnTheMTA

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Boy, you got it......

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Malikka

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REST ASSURED THE FBI DOESN'T WANT WHITEY TESTIFYING AT THIS TRIAL.
The FBI has more skeltons than a graveyard.

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IamTheMan

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So it sounds like there was a deal???

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Graph

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Figures, Bill Weld, republican sleaze ball." nothing to see here"!

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boazrg replying to CharlieOnTheMTA

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Yes - I suspect that this will especially be true of younger law enforcement personnel who do not want to be tainted by the misconduct of those who came before them.

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denzelw

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"Kin I get me a license to kill in here?"

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smuldoon7

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And the Blackfriars in 1978 was caused by the Storm.What,it happened in June.

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whatasituation

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So, who expected anyone to rule it out? Non story.

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hoopfan

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It is rare that when reading the comments that all or most are in agreement on any subject. Funny comments on Bill Weld however. Of course the US Attorney would be in the dark on such a sensitive situation on his home turf