Kevin Weeks
Kevin Weeks | |
|---|---|
Weeks' November 17, 1999 DEA mugshot | |
| Born | March 21, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1975–1999 |
| Predecessor | Whitey Bulger |
| Criminal status | Released in 2005 |
| Spouse |
Pamela "Anna" Cavaleri
(m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Allegiance | Winter Hill Gang |
| Conviction | Racketeering (1999) |
| Criminal charge | Racketeering (indicted on 29 counts under the RICO Act) |
| Penalty | 6 years imprisonment (2004) |
Kevin Weeks (born March 21, 1956) is an American former mobster and longtime friend and mob lieutenant to Whitey Bulger, the infamous boss of the Winter Hill Gang, a crime family based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts.
After his arrest and imprisonment in 1999, he became a cooperating witness. His testimony is viewed as responsible for the convictions of FBI agent John Connolly, as well as forcing Bulger's right-hand man, Stephen Flemmi, to plead guilty as well. Since his release from prison, he has written the true-crime memoir, Brutal: My Life in Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob. This was followed by Where's Whitey?, which was also written with Phyllis Karas, a fictional novel using Bulger as a character. Promotion for the book started on the day the FBI stepped up its efforts to catch Bulger with an advertisement; Bulger was caught two days later.