Today the FBI announced that it was doubling the reward for ex-mob boss James Whitey Bulger, upping the prize from $1M to $2M. Bulger has been on the run since 1995 when he was indicted on 21 counts of federal murder. Alright, so maybe you don’t really want to find this guy. That being said, it is Bulger’s 79th birthday today, so you might be able to subdue him if you’re older than say, eight.

A lifelong Irish mobster at the top of the Winter Hill Gang, Bulger’s reputation as a murderer, extortionist, money launderer and drug distributor spilled over to his family life (surprise!). He has a brother, William Bulger, who at one time was President of the Massachusetts State Senate, and eventually become President of the University of Massachusetts. However, some people saw a slight problem with the fact that his brother was a notorious criminal. When confronted about what he thought his brother did for a living his whole life he had this to say:

"I had the feeling that he was in the business of gaming and...or whatever. It was vague to me, illegal but I didn't...not all that violent... for a long while he had some regular jobs but ultimately it was clear that he was not, he wasn't doing what I'd like him to do...let's just say I was naive in retrospect".

Naïve is quite the understandment and nobody was buying it. In 2003, under pressure from Mass. Governor/future cyborg candidate Mitt Romney he resigned as president of the University.

He claims to know nothing of his brother’s location, but the FBI thinks he’s in Europe. So if you happen to be studying abroad this semester, you might turn a pretty penny if you stumble across a white-haired gentleman with a Boston accent. But watch out, because instead of an oxygen tank and pill organizer he’ll probably be packing a 12-gauge shotgun and a hand grenade.