Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET
Convicted mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who rose to power as a secret informant to the FBI and counted on FBI agents to help him get away with murder and extortion, was found dead in prison Tuesday. He was 89.
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Bulger’s death in a statement, saying he was found unresponsive around 8:20 a.m and pronounced dead after life-saving measures were attempted.
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