Who Was Responsible For Whitey Bulger's Crimes

Whitey Bulger was first arrested at the age of 14 for stealing, his criminal record online got bigger from there. In his youth he was arrested for a number of things including larceny, forgery armed robbery and more. he served five years in a juvenile reformatory. when he was released he joined the Air force; where he also was put in military jail for assault and going AWOL. He was given an honorable discharge in 1952 he later returned to Boston, and thus begun a life of crime. Bulger was responsible for a string of bank robberies spanning a few states. he was sentenced to twenty five years in prison in 1956, he only served 9 years, one of the places he was held was Alcatraz. after he was released he once again returned to Boston, this time his actions would be worse than just bank robberies and he wouldn't be arrested or even spend a day in jail for the next 46 years. …show more content…
He then joined the Winter Hill Gang. He advanced in reputation with the gang quickly. Bulger was a cold, merciless cunning mobster who carried out many murders and placed hits on others. Howie winter stated “Bulger could teach the Devil tricks. In 1979 Whitey bulger had gained infamy and was a preeminent figure in organized crime in Boston. The same year Howie Winter was arrested along with many of the higher ups of the gang for fixing horse races. Bulger and his partner Stephen Flemmi assumed leadership of the gang. For over ten years he had gained control of a big portion of Southern Boston’s drug dealing and illegal money