James “Whitey” Bulger Pleads Not Guilty in Boston Court (original) (raw)

James “Whitey” Bulger, the Boston mobster arrested in California last month after 16 years on the run, pleaded not guilty to 48 charges including racketeering, extortion, money laundering, obstruction of justice, perjury and weapons violations.

Bulger appeared in federal court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler in Boston. He was represented by criminal defense attorney J.W. Carney Jr., who was appointed by Bowler last week. Bulger had asked the court to appoint a lawyer to represent him, arguing that he couldn’t afford one because the government seized more than $800,000 in cash from his apartment after his arrest.