BOSTON - The brother of one of reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's alleged murder victims says he's been told by a representative for federal prosecutors that Bulger's girlfriend is considering pleading guilty to helping Bulger evade capture.
Bulger and Catherine Greig were captured in June in California after 16 years on the run. He has pleaded not guilty in connection with 19 killings.
Steven Davis told The Boston Globe newspaper that a federal victim advocate told him Friday that Greig's lawyers indicated she's considering pleading guilty without a plea bargain and that prosecutors asked victims' relatives to meet with them Monday.
WCVB-TV in Boston first reported Davis' comments that Greig was considering a plea deal.
Messages were left Friday for Greig's attorney, the U.S. attorney's office and Davis.
Greig has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to harbour a fugitive, which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years. Prosecutors said last fall they were considering filing additional charges against her. She has a pretrial hearing scheduled for Wednesday. Her trial is scheduled for May 7.
Bulger headed Boston's Winter Hill Gang and was an FBI informant against the rival New England Mafia. Bulger's former FBI handler, John Connolly Jr., was convicted of racketeering for warning Bulger that he was about to be indicted just before Bulger fled Boston in late 1994.
