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They can be convicted of racketeering. so it is a broad statute. it has been used very effectively by the government over the last 20 years. and was so again today. >> all right, alan. stay there for one second. we have whitey's attorneys speaking right now in front of the courthouse. >> -- the corrupt, obscene deals made with certain witnesses should be something that informs all the citizens about what happens behind the scenes in a federal prosecution. >> -- what do you conclude from that? if bulger didn't kill debra davis or there's no finding in that regard, what do you think happened? >>...

But he was very disappointed. he pointed out though that whitey would have rather been convicted of murder than been found or called a rat. and he said in this case, that is what the public heard about whitey bulger, that he was an fbi informant. he called him a rat and said that probably hurts whitey more at this point. the defense says they are going to appeal this verdict. we heard from the u.s. attorney in this case who is said despite deplorable behavior by those that knew better, honest investigation is the reason we are here today. so after a very long wait for many families, a very lon...

Brutal murders of her mother and her brother ethan. coming up, a verdict came down for notorious mobster whitey bulger.u we will tell you how long he will be behind bars, that's ahead on "the five." can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders,...

What did you learn listening to the stories about whitey through this trial that either unnerved you or surprised you? >> well, one of the things that was astonishing was that in the opening remarks of his defense lawyer, he said the worst thing an irish-american can be accused of is being an informant, you know, from the troubles in ireland, the ira, et cetera over the years. as an irish-american, i can assure you the worst thing an irish-american can be accused of is being a homicidal killer. so the fact that he seemed to be more worried about the rat title, that he was a rat, and more worri...

That's devastating to the family of that murder victim. overall is it going to make a difference in terms of what happens to whitey bulger? not a lick. not a lick at all. but what you're looking at here is for vengeance or justice, murder is a personal thing. it's why people are fascinated by it, but may not cry upon a verdict. family members, on the other hand, are devastated by it. because it's their person. it's their murder. it's their personal count. one thing i wanted to ask sunny about was why no murder charges? was it just easier to go rico? was it easier to say racketeering. racketeer...