Winter Hill Gang
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The Winter Hill Gang was a notorious Irish-American organized crime group based in the Boston area, led for years by mob boss Whitey Bulger and involved in racketeering, murder, and corruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winter Hill Gang canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-American mob
ⓘ
organized crime group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Patriarca crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Somerville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalActivity |
bookmaking
ⓘ
bribery ⓘ corruption of public officials ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ witness intimidation ⓘ |
| criminalStructure | loosely organized crew system ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish-American ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Boston gang wars of the 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
corrupt relationships with law enforcement
ⓘ
influence over Boston underworld ⓘ long-term evasion of prosecution by its leaders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader |
Howie Winter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James "Buddy" McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitey Bulger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
Black Mass (film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
books about Whitey Bulger ⓘ |
| member |
Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Martorano NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Nee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Flemmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Winter Hill neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
FBI corruption scandal involving Whitey Bulger
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FBI informant relationship of Whitey Bulger ⓘ |
| notableLeaderRole | Whitey Bulger served as de facto boss for years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Charlestown Mob
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriarca crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory |
Greater Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ South Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.