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July 3, 2012 / 1:35 PM

Mobster moll begins 8-year prison sentence

Catherine Creig in a photo from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Catherine Creig in a photo from the U.S. Marshals Service.

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 3 (UPI) -- Catherine Greig, companion to mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, awaited transfer in Oklahoma City Tuesday to serve an eight-year prison sentence.

Greig, 61, pleaded guilty in June to charges of harboring a fugitive, conspiracy and identity fraud for aiding Bulger, 82, hide from police for 16 years, the Boston Herald reported.

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Bulger is expected to stand trial March 4 on charges of killing 19 people in Boston.

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