Las Vegan says his tip about Bulger was ignored by FBI

BOSTON — A Las Vegas man who says he spotted James “Whitey” Bulger in Santa Monica, Calif., three years ago and called “America’s Most Wanted” is angry that the FBI ignored his tip.

Keith Messina told the Boston Herald that all he wants from the FBI is an acknowledgment that he called in a tip after spotting a man he thought was Bulger while vacationing with his family in June 2008.

Bulger, a Boston mob boss and FBI informant, was caught in Santa Monica last month 16 years after he went on the run. He was wanted in connection with 19 murders.

Messina said he should be entitled to at least part of the $2 million reward the FBI plans to give to a woman from Iceland.

FBI officials had no comment.