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Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced to eight years in federal prison June 12 for identity fraud and helping the reputed mob boss avoid capture for 16 years.
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This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Catherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend of Whitey Bulger, captured with Bulger June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. Greig was by Bulger's side for more than three decades, first as a secret girlfriend he kept on the side while he lived with another woman, then as the faithful woman who left behind her life in Massachusetts so she could go on the run with him. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service, File)
Howard \"Howie\" Winter, left and James Melvin listen during their arraignment at Somerville District Court on Friday, June 8, 2012 in Somerville, Mass. Winter, 83, and Melvin, 70, were arrested Thursday after authorities said they tried over several months to extort $35,000 from each of two men who had arranged a $100,000 loan for a third man. Both men pleaded not guilty to attempted extortion and conspiracy charges. Winter is the former head of the Winter Hill Gang, that was later run by James \"Whitey\" Bulger. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Jonathan Wiggs, Pool)
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington speaks to media outside federal court in Boston Tuesday, June 12, 2012, after Catherine Greig, who spent 16 years on the run with former Boston mobster James \"Whitey\" Bulger, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for helping to hide one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Victims' family members, Steve Davis, left, and Tommy Donahue clasp hands as they react outside federal court in Boston Tuesday, June 12, 2012, after Catherine Greig, who spent 16 years on the run with former Boston mobster James \"Whitey\" Bulger, was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping to hide one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The families of two alleged victims of James \"Whitey\" Bulger have received payments from the federal government after filing a wrongful death suit.