{"id":1915,"date":"2026-05-13T08:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/fbi-most-wanted-gangster-james-whitey-bulger-has-thousands-seized-from-uk-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:40:14","slug":"fbi-most-wanted-gangster-james-whitey-bulger-has-thousands-seized-from-uk-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/fbi-most-wanted-gangster-james-whitey-bulger-has-thousands-seized-from-uk-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Most Wanted gangster James &#8216;Whitey&#8217; Bulger has thousands seized from UK accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Mob boss James Joseph \u2018Whitey\u2019 Bulger was convicted of 11 murders after a 16-year manhunt that saw a $1,000,000 reward placed on his head by the FBI &#8211; and was murdered in prison<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37148322\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James &quot;Whitey Bulger mugshot\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_FILES-US-CRIME-JUSTICE-BULGER.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"British detectives have seized tens of thousands from the estate of infamous crime boss 'Whitey' Bulger\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">British detectives have seized tens of thousands from the estate of infamous crime boss &#8216;Whitey&#8217; Bulger<cite aria-label=\"Image: US MARSHALS SERVICE\/AFP via Gett\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: US MARSHALS SERVICE\/AFP via Gett)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">British detectives have seized thousands of pounds from a gangster once second only to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Osama bin LadenLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/bin-laden-navy-seals-raid-37098172\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Osama bin Laden<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FBILink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/fbi\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">FBI<\/a>\u2019s Most Wanted list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James Joseph \u2018Whitey\u2019 Bulger was the leader of the Winter Hill Gang &#8211; a violent organised crime group based in Boston, Massachusetts who engaged in mob war across the US for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the late 1990s, he moved to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CaliforniaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/california\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">California<\/a> with his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, and settled in Santa Monica to evade the law after being tipped off by a former FBI handler about attempts to find him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The FBI placed him on its Ten Most Wanted fugitives list, and offered a $1,000,000 (\u00a3738,000) reward for information leading directly to his capture &#8211; though it later emerged he had been working as an informant for much of his criminal career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was caught in 2013, ending a 16-year manhunt. Bulger went on to be convicted of 11 murders and a sweep of other charges, such as racketeering, drug dealing, firearms possession, money laundering and extortion, being <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"murdered in prisonLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/mob-boss-whitey-bulger-once-13507796\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">murdered in prison<\/a> in 2018 at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37148326\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37148326\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"He was caught in 2011 after a 16-year manhunt before being murdered in prison\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4_AP18303612351749.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"He was caught in 2011 after a 16-year manhunt before being murdered in prison\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">He was caught in 2011 after a 16-year manhunt before being murdered in prison<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37143239\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/thailand-brit-death-body-expat-37143239\" tabindex=\"0\">Brit man found dead in room in Thailand after vanishing for two days<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147449\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/paedophile-john-siddell-cctv-prison-37147449\" tabindex=\"0\">Paedophile faked severe disability to avoid justice before CCTV exposed his lies<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Three inmates charged over his murder reached plea deals with prosecutors in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The actor Jonny Depp played Bulger in the 2015 crime thriller Black Mass, while Jack Nicholson\u2019s character in the film The Departed is said to be loosely based on Bulger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When he was jailed, US courts made an order to forfeit more than $25million (\u00a318million) from his accounts, judging them to be the proceeds of racketeering, with $19milllion (\u00a314 million) awarded to families of his victims.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37148385\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37148385\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.47\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bulger in a mugshot from 1959\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Whitey-Bulger-Mugshot.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Bulger in a mugshot from 1959\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Bulger in a mugshot from 1959<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In later years, the National Crime Agency investigated Bulger\u2019s links to bank accounts in the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">United Kingdom<\/a> and discovered that he had opened two accounts in the UK in the early 1990s &#8211; one in his own name, and another using an alias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A &#8216;freezing order&#8217; executed by the NCA last year has now seen \u00a353,041 handed over to US authorities, which be used to further compensate victims&#8217; relatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA&#8217;s Rob Burgess, Head of Investigations for Asset Denial, said: &#8220;This is a great example of the NCA and international partners working together to do everything possible to ensure full justice is served.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Bulger brought misery and heartbreak to countless families and we are proud to have worked with our American partners to see his criminally obtained wealth returned to the US.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/fbi-most-wanted-gangster-james-37148109\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mob boss James Joseph \u2018Whitey\u2019 Bulger was convicted of 11 murders after a 16-year 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