Nee fled Boston after being informed by Bulger that federal agents were looking for him. After several years in hiding, he was arrested in 1987 and served an 18-month sentence in Federal prison. The statutory sentence he faced for possessing and smuggling those 7.5 tons of armaments was life imprisonment.
Nee left Boston after being warned by Bulger that federal agents were on his trail. He spent several years in hiding before being caught in 1987 and served an 18-month prison term. The punishment he received for smuggling 7.5 tons of arms was a life sentence.