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| 'FBI fugitive' is innocent German | 'FBI fugitive' is innocent German |
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| A couple filmed at the Sicilian resort of Taormina last year have been identified as innocent Germans and not a top FBI fugitive and his girlfriend. | A couple filmed at the Sicilian resort of Taormina last year have been identified as innocent Germans and not a top FBI fugitive and his girlfriend. |
| The holidaymakers had been thought to be alleged crime boss James J Bulger, on the run since 1994, and his girlfriend Catherine Grieg. | The holidaymakers had been thought to be alleged crime boss James J Bulger, on the run since 1994, and his girlfriend Catherine Grieg. |
| FBI agents had travelled to Europe to publicise the video after facial recognition experts raised the alert. | FBI agents had travelled to Europe to publicise the video after facial recognition experts raised the alert. |
| "Whitey" Bulger, now in his late 70s, is wanted on 18 counts of murder. | "Whitey" Bulger, now in his late 70s, is wanted on 18 counts of murder. |
| Other charges include racketeering and extortion. | Other charges include racketeering and extortion. |
| The FBI says it is grateful to the German couple for coming forward to assist the investigation, after agents appeared on a German crime programme appealing for help. | The FBI says it is grateful to the German couple for coming forward to assist the investigation, after agents appeared on a German crime programme appealing for help. |
| They said that the hunt for the real James Bulger goes on. | They said that the hunt for the real James Bulger goes on. |
| 'London sightings' | 'London sightings' |
| JAMES BULGER DESCRIPTION Around 5' 8" tallWeighs around 11 stoneWhite hair, blue eyesPronounced Boston accentAnimal loverTakes heart medication Profile: 'Whitey' Bulger | JAMES BULGER DESCRIPTION Around 5' 8" tallWeighs around 11 stoneWhite hair, blue eyesPronounced Boston accentAnimal loverTakes heart medication Profile: 'Whitey' Bulger |
| The suspect's face appears on the FBI's website beneath that of Osama Bin Laden. | The suspect's face appears on the FBI's website beneath that of Osama Bin Laden. |
| The fugitive is the alleged "godfather" of an Irish-American crime gang that operated in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1970s and 1980s. | The fugitive is the alleged "godfather" of an Irish-American crime gang that operated in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1970s and 1980s. |
| He disappeared shortly before being arrested on racketeering charges. | He disappeared shortly before being arrested on racketeering charges. |
| He has since been identified as a long-term FBI informant who turned in rival gangsters. | He has since been identified as a long-term FBI informant who turned in rival gangsters. |
| James Bulger is one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives | |
| According to the US authorities, Mr Bulger has a violent temper and always carries a knife. | According to the US authorities, Mr Bulger has a violent temper and always carries a knife. |
| FBI agents have previously visited London following a reported sighting in Piccadilly in 2002. | FBI agents have previously visited London following a reported sighting in Piccadilly in 2002. |
| A businessman said he had seen Mr Bulger near the Meridian Hotel on 10 September 2002, and had also seen him in the hotel's gym in 1994. | A businessman said he had seen Mr Bulger near the Meridian Hotel on 10 September 2002, and had also seen him in the hotel's gym in 1994. |