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Kevin Weeks | |
|---|---|
 FBI surveillance photo of Weeks | |
| Born | March 21, 1956 |
| Occupation | Former mobster/drug trafficker |
| Criminal status | Paroled/Released in 2005 |
| Spouse |
Pamela "Anna" Cavaleri
(m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Conviction(s) | Racketeering/narcotics trafficking |
| Criminal charge | Racketeering (indicted on 29 counts under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)) |
| Penalty | Sentenced to 5 years in prison |
Kevin Weeks (born March 21, 1956) is an American former mobster and longtime friend and mob lieutenant to Whitey Bulger, the infamous boss of the Winter Hill Gang, a crime family based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts.
After his arrest and imprisonment in 1999, he became a cooperating witness. His testimony is viewed as responsible for the convictions of FBI agent John Connolly, as well as forcing Bulger's right-hand man, Stephen Flemmi, to plead guilty as well. Since his release from prison, he has written the true-crime memoir, Brutal: My Life in Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob. This was followed by Where's Whitey?, which was also written with Phyllis Karas, a fictional novel using Bulger as a character. Promotion for the book started on the day the FBI stepped up its efforts to catch Bulger with an advertisement; Bulger was caught two days later.[1]
- ^ Olson, Kris; Levy, Nicole, "Question in Marblehead author's book Where's Whitey? now has answer" Archived November 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Salem Gazette, June 23, 2011