Trial Date Set In Case Against Catherine Greig
BOSTON (CBS/AP) - A judge has set an April trial date for the woman charged with helping former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger elude authorities for 16 years.
Catherine Greig is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to harbor and conceal a fugitive.
During a brief status conference in federal court Thursday, a judge scheduled Greig's trial to begin April 23. Greig, Bulger's longtime girlfriend, did not attend the hearing.
WBZ-TV's Jack Williams reports.
Her lawyer says she was in love with Bulger and didn't know the extent of his alleged crimes when she left Boston with him in 1995.
On Wednesday, prosecutors said in a report filed in court that they plan to seek a new indictment against Greig. Her lawyer declined to comment on potential new charges.
Steven Davis, whose sister Debbie was allegedly killed by Whitey Bulger when she was 26 years old, said he welcomes the news of new charges.
"(Greig) shouldn't escape anything," Davis said. "She doesn't deserve leniency for anything. She owes us for the time she kept (Bulger) from all of us."
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