Kevin Weeks
Kevin Weeks | |
|---|---|
Weeks' November 17, 1999 DEA mugshot | |
| Born | March 21, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | "Weeksie" |
| 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 in South Boston, a crime family formerly 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?, a novel using Bulger as a character, co-written with Phyllis Karas. 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.