howie winter was in the can in 79 for the horse ace fixing scam ..the potential war didnt start until 81/82 when bulger and flemmi wasbt paying the half a million they owned to In Town thats when the comments was made ... the money owned was a quarter million bulger and flemmi inherited from what howie winter already owned In Town from bookmaking and sports gambling and they inherited it was just part of the deal to keep doing business with anguilo and In Town ....joe russo was a killer in the 60's original boston war and made his bones long before that kid .... Joe Russo is one man bulger flemmi martorano would never dear to fuck with and thats before the barboza hit never mind after ...hi whole crew was gangsters to the core ...anyone who knows anything knows that

raymond l.s.patrairca sr to u.s. state committee- " if i didnt have my case coming up ill to come back in here with two gentlemen and when this is over with and really lay down the law, yous guys been giving me nothing but alot of hookwhick and i wish i wasnt on trial and have this case and really tell the united states whats going on "
Jerry Anguilo on wartime with winter hill - " If we got to war we got Joe Russo and the maverick boys so we have nothing to worry about they can go to vietnam and come back untouched "