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BOSTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

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convicted killer James \u201cWhitey\u201d Bulger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A federal grand jury today indicted the 64-year-old girlfriend of convicted killer\u00a0James \u201cWhitey\u201d Bulger<\/strong> for allegedly refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Bulger, officials said.<\/p>\n

Catherine Greig,<\/strong> longtime companion of convicted killer James \u201cWhitey\u201d Bulger, was indicted on one count of criminal contempt, authorities said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Greig was ordered by the Court to testify before a grand jury about whether others assisted Mr. Bulger while he lived on the lam for 16 years,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz<\/strong>. \u201cBy refusing to comply with that order, Ms. Greig has committed a new crime and this indictment seeks to hold her accountable. The grand jury is entitled to her testimony and flouting a federal court\u2019s order has substantial consequences.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cCatherine Greig has yet again failed to do the right thing,\u201d said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI\u00a0Boston Field Division.<\/strong> \u201cHer refusal to testify has hindered the FBI\u2019s efforts to seek justice for the victims of his crimes. Our efforts to find those who assisted them during their lives as fugitives will not stop despite the fact that Ms. Greig has refused to testify.\u201d<\/p>\n

The indictment alleges that on Dec. 9, 2014, and continuing through Sept. 22, 2015, Greig refused to testify before a federal grand jury regarding an investigation into whether other individuals assisted Bulger while he was a fugitive from 1995 through 2011.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Greig was convicted of identity fraud and harboring James J. Bulger, and was sentenced to eight years in federal prison, according to officials.<\/p>\n

The charge of criminal contempt provides for a prison sentence to be served subsequent to her current eight-year prison sentence and a fine, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Officials said there is no fixed maximum penalty for criminal contempt, so courts may impose any sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.<\/p>\n

The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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