Criminality Quotes in Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

But there were the new rumors, especially after the race-fixing indictments when Bulger had eluded prosecution. (2.6.37)

After a while, the rest of the government—most notably the DEA and Massachusetts state police—gets wise to the buddy-buddy relationship between Bulger and the FBI. They don't know the full story, but they know that some dirty business is happening behind the scenes.

Quote #5

Crossing Morris's desk for the first time was information about Bulger grabbing a piece of the action in cocaine. (2.9.31)

Although Whitey claims to be anti-drug, he's single-handedly responsible for flooding South Boston, his hometown, with crack cocaine. Whitey loves to act like he's some edgy anti-hero, but he's really just a greedy crook.

Quote #6

[T]he gangsters had shaken the troopers tailing them by finding safe haven [...] in the homes of FBI agents. (2.9.50)

At a certain point, the FBI goes from turning a blind eye to Bulger's crimes to actively helping him get away with them. In other words, these suit-wearing FBI agents have become criminals themselves.