BIGGEST MAFIA CONSPIRACIES

FBI Informants

In the mafia, there's nothing worse than a rat. In the 70s and 80s, Whitey Bulger was a suspected Massachusetts mafia crime boss, suspected of 19 murders — all while working for the FBI. Authorities say that while he ran the Winter Hill Gang, Bulger was also a top echelon informant for the FBI, ratting on friends and foes alike. All of this while under protection from Bureau handlers, who tipped Bulger off that he was about to be indicted in 1994. After 17 years on the run, Bulger was captured in June 2011 in California and will stand trial on those 19 murder charges.