After spending 16 years on the run, Boston-based mafia kingpin James "Whitey" Bulgerwill face a federal judge in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday to face charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering, among others.
Bulger, who inspired aspects of Jack Nicholson's character in the Oscar-winning 2006 film The Departed, has appeared on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list -- with a $2 million reward for key info -- in connection with 19 murders he's tied to.
The FBI took the 81-year-old and his girlfriend into custody at a Santa Monica apartment building called The Princess Eugenia with no incident Wednesday night. The bureau received a tip on his whereabouts after rolling out a publicity campaign to find him, the FBI's Steven Martinez told the AP.
Bulger's girlfriend Catherine Greig, 60, faces charges of harboring a fugitive in her court hearing Thursday.
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