Bulger was a fugitive for more than 16 years , after a crooked FBI agent told him in December 1994 he was about to be indicted on federal racketeering charges . NEW : Both sides make closing arguments in the trial of James `` Whitey '' Bulger . NEW : The jury is still out on whether or not they believe that a former FBI agent was involved with Bulger's crime family, and if so what role he played. NEW : Prosecution : `` It 's not about whether or not the FBI in Boston was a mess '' Bulger is accused of 19 killings during a 20-year `` reign of terror ''
NEW : Both sides make closing arguments in the trial of James `` Whitey '' Bulger . NEW : The jury is still out on whether or not they believe that a former FBI agent was involved with Bulger's crime family, and if so what role he played. NEW : Prosecution : `` It 's not about whether or not the FBI in Boston was a mess '' Bulger is accused of 19 killings during a 20-year `` reign of terror ''