James `` Whitey '' Bulger had been an FBI informant for 16 years before being indicted . Testimony : Bulger tipped off about the indictment in years by FBI handler James `` Whitey '' Bulger . Connolly has been convicted of being corrupted by James `` Whitey '' Bulger . Bulger faces murder and racketeering charges after mid-'90s on the run .
James `` Whitey '' Bulger had been an FBI informant for years before being indicted . Testimony : Bulger tipped off about the indictment in mid-'90s by FBI handler John Connolly . Connolly has been convicted of being corrupted by Bulger . Bulger faces murder and racketeering charges after 16 years on the run .