Most Wanted: Pursuing Whitey Bulger: The Murderous Mob Chief the FBI Secretly Protected



My Review

I must admit that I have never hear of Whitey Bulger until I read this book. This is probably a good thing. This means that one I don't keep up with the FBI's Most Wanted List and two that I have never had a run in with Mr. Bulger. After reading this book, it will change your mind about the FBI. I know it did for me. I mean I know the FBI has their secrets and some of them probably not good and we the public might not want to know about it but after hearing what they did to Mr. Foley, I was upset. Mr. Foley was the hero in this story. He stuck to his guns and it was like he was not only fighting to take down Bulger but also stop the other bad guys...FBI. Only Mr. Foley did not learn that they were the bad guys until later.


I liked that I got to know who Mr. Foley was and how he advanced in his career. Usually I don't care of this in a nonfiction novel unless the book is about the author, who is writing it. Then I just want to know about the person featured in the story. Getting to know Mr. Foley was as much as part of the story as to how Mr. Foley helped to bring Bulger to justice. Bulger was also a very smart man. He knew what he was doing and how to play the game of war. He studied all the combat moves including his opponents. This is what made him dangerous and why he eventually lead to becoming suspect number one on the FBI's Most Wanted List. While, I did enjoy this book as it felt like Mr. Foley did not leave anything out. I did skim the book a few times to make it move faster. Although, if you like reading true crime novels that do have a happy ending, then you should check out this book. This is a book that the FBI probably does not want you to read as you can imagine why.

Courtesy of Wikipedia

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. (born September 3, 1929) is a former organized crime figure from Boston, Massachusetts. Local folklore depicted Bulger as a Robin Hood–style social bandit dedicated to protecting the neighborhood and its residents Bulger allegedly masterminded a protection racket targeting drug kingpins and those running illegal gambling operations. Based upon the testimony of former associates, Federal prosecutors have indicted Bulger for 19 murders.

Beginning in 1975, Bulger served as an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As a result, the Bureau largely ignored his organization in exchange for information about the inner workings of the Italian American Patriarca crime family. Beginning in 1997, the New England media exposed criminal actions by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials tied to Bulger. For the FBI especially, this has caused great embarrassment. On December 23, 1994, after being tipped off by his former FBI handler about a pending indictment under the RICO Act, Bulger fled Boston and went into hiding. For sixteen years, he remained at large. For twelve of those years, Bulger was prominently listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
The Whitey trial is scheduled to begin November 5, 2012.




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