James 'Whitey' Bulger Wants to Take Case to Supreme Court: Reports

BOSTON, MA — Three years after his conviction on charges of murder, racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and more, infamous Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger is reportedly appealing his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Multiple outlets reports Wednesday that Bulger, 86, has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the nation's highest court to consider his case.

Bulger is Boston's most notorious modern-day mobster, infamy only heightened by Johnny Depp's recent portrayal of him in the 2015 movie "Black Mass." He is also credited as the inspiration for Jack Nicholson's character in "The Departed."

After more than a decade on the run, Bulger was arrested in California in 2011. Two years later, he was found guilty of 11 murders, as well as racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and firearms charges. Bulger was found guilty of 11 of the 19 murders he was charged with. He is currently serving a life sentence at a Florida prison.

• See a complete list of the charges against Bulger and the jury's determination in each charge.

Bulger in 2015 unsuccessfully tried to appeal some of the convictions, claiming he did not receive a fair trial because a federal prosecutor had offered him immunity. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his appeal on lack of evidence.

The Boston Globe was the first to report the news Wednesday. You can read the full story here.

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