“I gave my original ring to my Dad, who in turn has since given it to my son, Christopher. I have both rings here … the one I gave my Dad, I’m having it resized for my son with my jeweller up here. ... I have both rings in my possession. I never gave (Bulger) a ring.

“I married Karen … I didn’t marry (Bulger),” Nilan added. “You know, he was always good to us … he was good to my family. As far as the other stuff, I don’t condone it. He’s paying the price now for what he did … and you know, that’s life. But honestly, I had nothing to do with giving him a Stanley Cup ring.”

The Boston Globe reported that while it wasn’t clear who gave Bulger the ring, the mobster paid for Nilan’s wedding in 1981.

“Honestly, I don’t know who paid for my wedding … I can say that,” Nilan said Tuesday morning. “I never asked … I showed up. I can only assume that it was him. Teresa (Stanley, Nilan’s former mother-in-law, who died last year) could have paid for it … so I don’t know. Again, that’s not my concern … I just showed up.”

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