Federal prosecutors say notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has made a "frivolous and unsubstantiated" claim that he was granted immunity for his crimes four decades ago, and they're opposing a request that the sitting judge in the case recuse himself because he was once a prosecutor.
In a 12-page filing responding to a court motion that Bulger filed two weeks ago, prosecutors argued that Bulger has shown no evidence that US District Judge Richard G. Stearns has a hidden interest in the case or that anyone ever granted Bulger immunity for his alleged violent crimes, which include numerous murderss.
The prosecutors argued that Bulger's lawyers could not make baseless accusations to "create a cloud on [the judge's] impartiality."
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In a 12-page filing responding to a court motion that Bulger filed two weeks ago, prosecutors argued that Bulger has shown no evidence that US District Judge Richard G. Stearns has a hidden interest in the case or that anyone ever granted Bulger immunity for his alleged violent crimes, which include numerous murderss.
The prosecutors argued that Bulger's lawyers could not make baseless accusations to "create a cloud on [the judge's] impartiality."
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Victor Cuvo, Attorney at Law
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