Catherine Greig

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Catherine Greig
Bulger's companion during his years as a fugitive was his longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig. Greig grew up in Boston, and had an identical twin sister, Margaret,[85] and a younger brother, David. Their father was a machinist from Glasgow, Scotland and their mother was from Canada.[85]

Catherine E. Grieg, long-time girlfriend of James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr., August 2, 2011 mugshot, United States Marshals Service
At about age 20, Greig married Robert "Bobby" McGonagle of South Boston, a Boston firefighter.[85] He was from a family that led the Mullen Gang, and was injured during a mob gunfight in 1969.[86] Before his 1987 drug overdose death, Bobby McGonagle reportedly held Bulger responsible for the murders of his brothers. Twins Donald McGonagle and Paul McGonagle were killed during fighting between the Mullen and Killeen Gangs.[87] The body of Paul McGonagle lay hidden and buried for twenty five years on Tenean Beach in Dorchester.[88] Greig's twin sister Margaret is the widow of Paul McGonagle. She remarried and is now Margaret McCusker. McCusker is a licensed practical nurse. Greig's younger brother David Greig was a close associate of Bulger. David was found shot dead on Cape Cod, a death which was characterized as a suicide.
Greig met Bulger in her late 20s, after she divorced Bobby McGonagle. She worked as a dental hygienist.[85] Greig has been described as intelligent, hardworking and educated, although very subservient to, and dominated by, Bulger.[86] She and Bulger lived together for a time at her home in Squantum, a section of Quincy, Massachusetts.[89] While on the run, Greig confided to a neighbor that she feared that Bulger was suffering from senile dementia.[90]
Greig had been wanted by the FBI since 1999.[91] The criminal complaint against her alleges that she harbored a fugitive, Whitey Bulger.[92] She was represented in the criminal proceedings by the prominent criminal attorney Kevin Reddington of Brockton, Massachusetts.[93] Reddington stated that Greig would be going to trial and would not be accepting a plea bargain, explaining: "I question that the government can prove the case." [94] According to Reddington, Greig's actions did not constitute "harboring" of a fugitive. Greig sought release on bail and home confinement, a request that was denied.[95]
After their arrest, Kevin Weeks expressed hope that Bulger would try to do something to clear Greig. "Catherine is a nice person," he said, "a loyal person, compassionate, intelligent. I can't say enough about her. She's a good person."[84]
On June 12, 2012, Catherine Greig was sentenced to 8 years confinement in a Federal penitentiary. In March 2012, she plead guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. She refused to speak during her sentencing.[96]