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 evaded Boston after being informed by Bulger that law enforcement was seeking him. He spent several years in seclusion before being apprehended in 1987 and served an 18-month prison term. The punishment he faced for smuggling a large quantity of arms was a life sentence.