as well as plotting robberies. the fbi is not shying away from this, say says this is an essential but and you savory part of investigating criminal organizations. so this is a related story. the fbi began tracking crimes by informants about ten years ago, a move sparked by james whitey bulger s case with agents allowing him to operate a crime ring in exchange for information about the mob. so fast forward to today. closing arguments under way in none other than whitey bulger s murder and racketeering trial. make no mistake, they didn t authorize any murders but over the past seven weeks, the jurors have certainly heard from convicted gang centers, ex-drug dealers and families of victims about all of the alleged exploits. i want to bring in deb feyerick, outside the courthouse in boston. and i dare say, deb, you are a colleague. i have not seen you in person for a very long time because this trial has gone on for a very long time, and i now see