The longtime girlfriend of reputed Boston wholesale feather hair extensions crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger was indicted Thursday for allegedly helping him dodge authorities during his 16 years on the run.
Federal prosecutors have charged Catherine Greig, 60, with conspiracy to harbor and conceal a fugitive, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. No arraignment date was set.
Greig has been held since she and Bulger were captured June 22 in Santa Monica, Calif. Bulger has pleaded not guilty to charges that he participated in 19 murders during the years he led the Winter Hill gang while also acting as an FBI informant.
At a bail hearing last month, Greig's attorney, Kevin feathers in hair extensions Reddington, described her as subservient and unaware of the extent of Bulger's alleged crimes when she fled with him.
Betty Ford Center managers learned this week that the former first lady's final wishes call for the rehab center that bears her name to receive $500,000 in donations.
Betty Ford authorized a $400,000 donation in her final will, which was signed three weeks before her July 8 death, the center said in a statement late Wednesday. The facility in Rancho Mirage, Calif., will receive an additional $100,000 from a foundation that the late former President Gerald R. Ford and his wife founded a decade ago.
The center, co-founded by Betty Ford in 1982, it has treated nearly 100,000 patients, including numerous celebrities, for feather extensions for hair drug and alcohol dependency.
The outspoken former first lady for years personally greeted patients at the center and remained a high-profile advocate for treatment solutions, especially for women.
Last year, she granted the center the right to use her name forever, the facility said.
Warren, a favorite of consumer groups and liberals, was tapped by President Obama last year to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Top national Democrats desperate to find a strong challenger to take back the Senate seat long held by the late Edward M. Kennedy have been urging her for months to run. Warren has never held elective office.
