He Ran the Mob. He Worked for the FBI. He Got Away with Both.| Learn English Through True Crime.

He was the most feared man in Boston. Murder. Extortion. Drug trafficking. Racketeering. At least eleven confirmed killings. And for fifteen years — the FBI knew everything. Because he was one of them. Whitey Bulger ran the Winter Hill Gang — the most powerful Irish-American crime organisation in the city. At the same time, he was a secret FBI informant. His handler tipped him off to investigations. Named the people who were informing against him. Protected him from prosecution. Those informants disappeared. For twenty years, the law didn't stop Whitey Bulger. The law worked for him. What you will learn: — informant — a person who secretly gives information to the authorities — extortion — the crime of obtaining something by threats or force — racketeering — running an illegal business scheme involving organised crime — handler — a person responsible for managing a secret informant — corrupt — willing to act dishonestly for personal gain — fugitive — a person hiding from or escaping the law — indictment — a formal charge of a serious crime — alias — a false name used to hide one's identity — sentence — the punishment officially given by a court of law — reign — a period of power or control over others Stay until the end for the vocabulary quiz. Level: Intermediate B1–B2 New episodes every Wednesday & Friday. ⏱ Chapters: 0:00 — Hook 0:35 — Introduction 1:15 — Part 1: South Boston 2:40 — Part 2: The Devil's Deal 4:10 — Part 3: The Protection 5:30 — Part 4: The Murders 7:00 — Part 5: The Escape 8:20 — Part 6: The Arrest 9:40 — Part 7: The End 10:50 — Vocabulary Recap 12:10 — Quiz 13:10 — Outro