Prosecutors say the 81-year-old Bulger was the boss of South Boston 's Irish mob before he fled an impending racketeering indictment in 1995 . A judge appointed J.W . Carney Jr. as Connolly 's public defender . Bulger 's arraignment is scheduled for July 6 . A judge denied a petition to combine two pending civil cases . The judge ruled in favor of a prosecutor 's request to file a lesser complaint .
A judge appointed J.W . Carney Jr. as Connolly 's public defender . Bulger 's arraignment is scheduled for July 6 . A judge denied a petition to combine two pending civil cases . The judge ruled in favor of a prosecutor 's request to file a lesser complaint .