BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston has ruled that former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will get a taxpayer-funded attorney to defend himself against accusations that he participated in 19 murders.
Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler today determined that Bulger is indigent and meets the requirements for a court-appointed attorney. She appointed J.W. Carney Jr. to represent Bulger.
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Bulger’s provisional lawyer, Peter Krupp, had argued that his client could not pay for his defense. He said the government has seized Bulger’s assets, including more than $800,000 in cash found in his Santa Monica, Calif., apartment when he was captured last week after 16 years on the run.
Prosecutors argued that Bulger had family members who could help him pay for his attorney.
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