"Whitey" Bulger Update: Verdict reached in reputed mob boss' racketeering trial

UPDATE: Whitey Bulger Found Guilty

(CBS/AP) BOSTON - A verdict has been reached in the racketeering trial of reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger on the fifth day of jury deliberations, CBS Boston reports via Twitter.

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The alleged former leader of South Boston's notorious Winter Hill crime gang is charged in a broad 32-count indictment that accuses him of raking in millions from drug trafficking and extortion. One of the counts, a federal racketeering charge, covers 33 criminal acts including 19 murders, six extortions, and conspiracy to sell drugs, Boston.com reported.

Bulger was one of the nation's most wanted fugitives after he fled Boston in 1994 ahead of an indictment. During his 16 years on the run, his secret relationship with the FBI as an informant was revealed, embarrassing the FBI and exposing corruption within the bureau.

Bulger, now 83, was finally captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011, where he had been living in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend.

Bulger's lawyers strongly denied that Bulger was ever an informant and told jurors the government's three main witnesses - all once-loyal Bulger cohorts - were pathological liars who blamed Bulger for crimes they committed so they could get reduced sentences.

The case was turned over to the jury shortly before 11 a.m. last Tuesday after more than seven weeks of testimony.

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