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NoneNo. 22 St. John's, Georgia pack busy schedule with game on SundayAlgert Global LLC boosted its holdings in CoreCivic, Inc. ( NYSE:CXW – Free Report ) by 348.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 50,883 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,530 shares during the quarter. Algert Global LLC’s holdings in CoreCivic were worth $644,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CXW. River Road Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of CoreCivic by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 8,611,640 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $108,937,000 after buying an additional 40,365 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in CoreCivic by 1.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,481,315 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,389,000 after acquiring an additional 35,591 shares during the period. abrdn plc lifted its holdings in CoreCivic by 8.7% in the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 1,031,400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $13,047,000 after acquiring an additional 82,500 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in CoreCivic in the second quarter valued at approximately $6,818,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CoreCivic by 85.8% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 400,896 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,204,000 after purchasing an additional 185,075 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.13% of the company’s stock. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, CFO David Garfinkle sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.20, for a total value of $1,210,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 276,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,691,977.60. This represents a 15.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Also, EVP Anthony L. Grande sold 26,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.18, for a total transaction of $576,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 127,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,825,288.40. This represents a 16.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold 110,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,490,520 in the last three months. 1.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth View Our Latest Analysis on CXW CoreCivic Price Performance Shares of NYSE:CXW opened at $22.33 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $16.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. CoreCivic, Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.74 and a 52 week high of $24.99. CoreCivic Company Profile ( Free Report ) CoreCivic, Inc owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CXW? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for CoreCivic, Inc. ( NYSE:CXW – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for CoreCivic Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for CoreCivic and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .None

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Deshawn Purdie threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to O'Mega Blake for the go-ahead score and Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 on Saturday in a game that matched two new interim coaches. Charlotte (4-7, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) fired Biff Poggi on Monday and Tim Brewster took over. FAU (2-9, 0-7) fired Tom Ferman, also on Monday, with Chad Lunsford taking charge. After Blake's third touchdown catch of the game that came with 5:25 left, the 49ers extended their lead when Tyriq Starks was strip-sacked by Ja'Qurious Conley and 335-pound Katron Kevans carried it 22 yards into the end zone. Blake made five catches for a career-high 205 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Purdie was 16 of 30 for a career-best 396 yards passing with the three scores plus an interception. The 49ers only rushed for 46 yards. Stephen Rusnak kicked four field goals. Starks was 12-of-23 passing for 179 yards including a 65-yard score to Omari Hayes in the final minute of the third quarter to get FAU within six of the 49ers. CJ Campbell rushed 58 yards to score early in the fourth quarter and the Owls had a 27-26 lead. Campbell finished with 150 yards on 21 carries. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Published 4:27 pm Saturday, November 30, 2024 By Data Skrive Foster Moreau was a limited participant in his most recent practice. The New Orleans Saints’ Week 13 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams begins at 4:05 PM ET on Sunday. Take a look at Moreau’s stats below. Moreau’s season stats include 217 yards on 15 receptions (14.5 per catch) and three touchdowns. He has been targeted 21 times. Don’t miss a touchdown this NFL season. Catch every score with NFL RedZone on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Start your risk free trial today and watch seven hours of commercial-free football from every NFL game every Sunday. BetMGM is one of the most trusted Sportsbooks in the nation. Start with as little as $1 and place your bets today . Catch NFL action all season long on Fubo. Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER .Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, has died

Prospera Financial Services Inc reduced its stake in Northrop Grumman Co. ( NYSE:NOC – Free Report ) by 6.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,449 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 94 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Northrop Grumman were worth $766,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Northrop Grumman by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,087,913 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $474,276,000 after purchasing an additional 150,367 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Northrop Grumman by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 683,427 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $297,937,000 after purchasing an additional 125,262 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in Northrop Grumman by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 443,724 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $229,139,000 after purchasing an additional 5,203 shares during the period. National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 12.5% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 357,466 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $188,767,000 after buying an additional 39,628 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 0.3% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 353,466 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $186,655,000 after buying an additional 1,028 shares during the period. 83.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NOC shares. UBS Group boosted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $614.00 to $643.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $509.00 to $565.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $579.00 to $592.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. StockNews.com cut Northrop Grumman from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Northrop Grumman has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $550.56. Northrop Grumman Trading Up 0.1 % Northrop Grumman stock opened at $496.93 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $520.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $486.74. Northrop Grumman Co. has a 12 month low of $418.60 and a 12 month high of $555.57. The company has a market capitalization of $72.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.35. Northrop Grumman ( NYSE:NOC – Get Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The aerospace company reported $7.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.07 by $0.93. Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 26.57% and a net margin of 5.79%. The business had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $6.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Northrop Grumman Co. will post 25.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a dividend of $2.06 per share. This represents a $8.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. Northrop Grumman’s payout ratio is currently 51.05%. Insider Activity In other news, VP Benjamin R. Davies sold 1,156 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $532.93, for a total transaction of $616,067.08. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $286,183.41. This represents a 68.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Insiders have sold a total of 1,289 shares of company stock valued at $685,273 over the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Northrop Grumman Company Profile ( Free Report ) Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding NOC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Northrop Grumman Co. ( NYSE:NOC – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Northrop Grumman Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Northrop Grumman and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention. The Gators (6-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), who topped LSU last week, beat ranked teams in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2008 and became bowl eligible. The late-season spurt provided another vote of confidence for coach Billy Napier, who is expected back for a fourth season. Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3), which entered the day as a 10-point favorite, lost for the first time in four games and surely will drop out of the 12-team playoff picture. The Rebels ranked ninth in the latest CFP and needed only to avoid stumbling down the stretch against Florida and lowly Mississippi State to clinch a spot in the playoff field. But coach Lane Kiffin’s team failed to score in three trips inside the red zone and dropped countless passes in perfect weather. No. 2 OHIO ST. 38, No. 5 INDIANA 15 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. No. 8 GEORGIA 59, UMass 21 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes, Nate Frazier ran for 136 yards with three scores and No. 8 Georgia overwhelmed Massachusetts as the Bulldogs tried to protect their College Football Playoff hopes. Georgia (9-2, No. 10 CFP) needed the big offense from Beck and Frazier to rescue a defense that gave up 226 rushing yards. UMass (2-9) played its first game under interim coach Shane Montgomery, the offensive coordinator who retained his play-calling duties after replacing fired coach Don Brown on Monday. Jalen John led the Minutemen with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown. Georgia extended its streak of consecutive home wins to 30, the longest active streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision. No. 10 TENNESSEE 56, UTEP 0 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nico Iamaleava threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 10 Tennessee to a victory over UTEP. The Volunteers (9-2) overcame a sluggish start to roll up the impressive win. Both teams were scoreless in the first quarter, but Tennessee found its rhythm. Grad student receiver Bru McCoy, who hadn’t caught a touchdown pass this season, had two. Peyton Lewis also ran for two scores. Tennessee’s defensive line, which had no sacks in last week’s loss to Georgia, had three against the Miners. UTEP (2-9) struggled with two missed field goals and three turnovers. Tennessee’s offense came alive with 28 points in the second quarter. In the final four drives of the quarter, Iamaleava completed 11 of 12 passes for 146 yards and touchdowns to Squirrel White, Ethan Davis and McCoy. No. 11 MIAMI 42, WAKE FOREST 14 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and threw two touchdowns to Jacolby George on another record-breaking day, Mishael Powell ran an interception back 76 yards for a touchdown and No. 11 Miami pulled away late to beat Wake Forest. The Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 8 College Football Playoff) can clinch a berth in the ACC title game with a win at Syracuse next weekend. Ward completed 27 of 38 passes, plus ran for a score. He broke two more single-season Miami records, both of which had been held for 40 years by Bernie Kosar — most passing yards in a season and most completions in a season. Ward now has 3,774 yards on 268 completions this season. Kosar threw for 3,642 yards on 262 completions in 1984. Demond Claiborne had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5). Claiborne also rushed for 62 yards for the Demon Deacons, and starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier was 8 of 14 passing for 86 yards and a touchdown. No. 13 SMU 33, VIRGINIA 7 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 13 SMU clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by routing Virginia. Isaiah Smith and Jared Harrison-Hunte each had two sacks to help the Mustangs (10-1, 7-0, No. 13 CFP) extend their winning streak to eight. They would earn an automatic bid into the expanded College Football Playoff by beating 11th-ranked Miami or 17th-ranked Clemson in the ACC title game on Dec. 7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. SMU had to get there first, and Jennings led the way again, bouncing back from an interception and a fumble to complete 25 of 33 passes to six different receivers, including TD tosses to Jordan Hudson and Matthew Hibner. Brashard Smith provided a little balance on offense, running for 63 yards and his 13th touchdown of the season. SMU’s defense overwhelmed UVa’s offensive line, sacking Anthony Colandrea nine times and allowing the Cavaliers (5-6, 3-4) just 173 yards. Special teams contributed, too, with Roderick Daniels Jr. returning a punt 48 yards and Collin Rogers making two field goals. No. 24 ILLINOIS 38, RUTGERS 31 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild victory over Rutgers. Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short. After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) gave up a safety on the final kickoff return, throwing a ball out of bounds in the end zone as players passed it around hoping for a miracle touchdown. Altmyer was 12-of-26 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Bryant finished with seven receptions for 197 yards.

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No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant's 40-yard TD reception with 4 seconds leftLarson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Amkor Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ:AMKR – Free Report ) by 46.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 580 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Amkor Technology were worth $56,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMKR. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Amkor Technology in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Amkor Technology in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in Amkor Technology during the 2nd quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 158.3% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,255 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,382 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.76% of the company’s stock. Insider Buying and Selling In other Amkor Technology news, CEO Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.51, for a total value of $315,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 204,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,458,636.21. This trade represents a 4.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . 31.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Analysts Set New Price Targets Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Amkor Technology Amkor Technology Price Performance AMKR stock opened at $26.44 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $6.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.86 and a beta of 1.85. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $28.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.51. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $24.10 and a 12 month high of $44.86. Amkor Technology ( NASDAQ:AMKR – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.01). Amkor Technology had a net margin of 5.68% and a return on equity of 8.98%. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Amkor Technology Increases Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.0827 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $0.33 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. This is a boost from Amkor Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio is 22.30%. Amkor Technology Profile ( Free Report ) Amkor Technology, Inc provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers turnkey packaging and test services, including semiconductor wafer bump, wafer probe, wafer back-grind, package design, packaging, system-level and final test, and drop shipment services; flip chip scale package products for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile consumer electronic devices; flip chip stacked chip scale packages that are used to stack memory digital baseband, and as applications processors in mobile devices; flip-chip ball grid array packages for various networking, storage, computing, automotive, and consumer applications; and memory products for system memory or platform data storage. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding AMKR? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Amkor Technology, Inc. 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How gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, who's life inspired two movies, plotted with murderous IRA terrorists By JOHN LEE Published: 19:04, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 19:09, 24 November 2024 e-mail View comments The full, breathtaking scope of Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger's collaboration with IRA terrorists is revealed today in a new Daily Mail podcast, From Bomb To Ballot: The History of Sinn Fein . Martin Ferris, a former IRA gunrunner and prisoner who became a parliamentarian, confirms in his first ever major interview that Bulger was central to buying guns and explosives in Boston in 1984. But it is John Crawley, an Irish-American US Marine who left the US to join the IRA, who unveils the true, jaw-dropping breadth of Bulger's conspiracies with the separatist organization that for 30 years carried out a savage terrorism campaign in Ireland, Britain, and Europe. The FBI pursued Bulger for many years and moved him to Number 1 on its Most Wanted list in 2011 after the death of Osama Bin Laden. Bulger achieved a grisly mythical status in the annals of crime and has been played in Hollywood movies on a number of occasions, most notably by Johnny Depp in Black Mass. A fictional Irish-American mobster played by Jack Nicholson that was inspired by Bulger was also central to Martin Scorsese classic, The Departed. Podcast All episodes Play on Apple Spotify Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger (pictured on his way back to jail after a court hearing in 2018) collaborated with IRA terrorists by selling them weapons in 1984 John Crawley, an Irish-American US Marine who left the US to join the IRA, unveils the true, jaw-dropping breadth of Bulger's conspiracies with the separatist organization John Crawley gives in From Bomb to Ballot a riveting first person account of his dealings with Bulger and the subsequent voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in the swordfish trawler the Boston crook purchased for him. Crawley speaks in episode 4 of his first meeting with Bulger at the infamous Triple Os bar in Boston. 'I met him in Triple Os, the famous bar upstairs. He had a bit of an office up there. We were brought up, me and another guy. I call him Mark,' he said. 'As we were going in, I said to the guy bringing me up, I said, 'Whitey in here?' 'Don't call him Whitey,' he says, 'don't call Whitey to his face. He hates it'. 'I said, 'well, thanks for telling me. What do I call him?' 'Jim.' OK. 'Cause I would have gone in there and said, 'hello, Whitey'. So, it would have been on the wrong foot right away.' Crawley explained that the IRA leader and later politician Martin McGuinness sent him back to the US to buy weapons. However, after initial meetings with the Boston criminal underworld, he was told not to complicate things. Crawley said they told him to obtain false driving licenses to buy firearms in gun shops. And 'Whitey' was the man to organize this. Bulger was the notorious leader of the Winter Hill Gang in the 1970s. He is pictured in 1953 after one of his arrests Bulger was transferred to Alcatraz, the notorious maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay, as one of the last batch of jailbirds sent there before it closed in 1963 Bulger also raised $1 million - a lot of money in 1984 – to buy weapons and explosives. He then bought the trawler – the Valhalla – which carried the deadly load out of Gloucester Harbor in Massachusetts. Crawley explained that the last person they saw as their fateful voyage began was Whitey Bulger waving them goodbye on the pier at Gloucester. He revealed the true involvement of Bulger in the minutiae of the operation: 'He was back there [on the harbor] with a radio scanner listening to local police. 'Whitey said that if the cops came he was going to come down and ram their car and we were to scatter and just take off, you know.' On board the Valhalla were 91 rifles, eight submachine guns, 13 shotguns, 51 handguns, 11 bulletproof vests, 70,000 rounds of ammunition, and an array of hand grenades and rocket warheads. Crawley, a US citizen of Irish descent, joined the US Marine Corps in 1975 – just after the end of the war in Vietnam – and spent four years training, eventually joining their elite recon unit. He was so well regarded that he was asked to be an elite drill instructor, like Gunnery Sergeant L Hartman in the Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket, which he said was an accurate representation of the Marine Corps at that time. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, senior IRA member Martin Ferris was leaving Fenit Harbour in Kerry, on board another trawler, the Marita Ann. Bulger (pictured in his 2011 mugshot) was eventually captured, aged 81, in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011 after 16 years at large Daily Mail journalist John Lee re-examines Northern Ireland's blood-soaked history, featuring ex-terrorists, victims, and politicians. Listen wherever you get your podcasts . Crawley explained that the IRA leader and later politician Martin McGuinness (pictured a decade later in 1994) sent him back to the US to buy weapons They performed a treacherous transfer of the arms in the middle of the Atlantic, but not before the Valhalla was hit by a hurricane. Crawley recounted in From Bomb to Ballot: 'And I remember thinking, you know, that's all we need now, the hurricane hit us. And I don't know how we survived it. I really don't. We were just battered to bits.' But there was an informer in their midst. It later emerged that Bulger was an FBI informant, but Ferris and Crawley believe the mole was on the Irish side, a Kerry 'friend' of Ferris. 'We were compromised before we left,' Ferris said. Crawley said a notorious IRA informant betrayed them: 'Sean O'Callaghan 100 per cent informed on us. 100 per cent. He boasted about it. He rejoiced in it. He reveled in it.' Both Crawley and Ferris were captured by the Irish Navy in a stunning operation off the Skellig Rock – where Star Wars sequel The Last Jedi was filmed – and they went to jail for a decade. Bulger was eventually captured, aged 81, in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011 after 16 years at large and 12 years on the FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was beaten to death in prison in Oklahoma, while in a wheelchair, in 2018. He was 89 years old. Whitey Bulger's rise to the top of the Boston mob Boston mob kingpin James 'Whitey' Bulger is remembered as a charismatic and ruthless leader whose name was linked to 19 murders and countless gruesome events involving victims being tortured, bound in heavy chains, shot and buried in cellars with their teeth removed to prevent identification. He also famously torched the Brookline birthplace of John F Kennedy and relished in taking cat naps after shooting people in the head. Once the head of South Boston's 'Winter Hill Gang', Bulger's mark on American organized crime is just as pronounced as the stain he left on the FBI's reputation as he managed to evade prosecution for decades, sitting atop the Most Wanted list for 16 years before his arrest in 2011. It emerged in Bulger's 2013 trial that he had served as an FBI informant as far back as 1975, though he always denied it. The deal gave Bulger virtual impunity to commit any crime he wanted for decades - except for murder. Bulger was ultimately convicted of killing at least 11 people in 2013 and was serving two life sentences at the time of his death. Bulger was born in September 1929 about four miles north of Boston in the town of Everett. He was the eldest of six children in an Irish-American family. His father, James Sr, worked as a docker, but found himself unemployed after losing an arm in an accident. Due to the poverty that ensued, the family moved to a social housing project in the tough neighborhood of South Boston when Bulger was eight years old. Yet while his siblings studied hard and did well at school, Bulger started veering off the straight and narrow from a young age. By the time he reached his teens, he already had a reputation as a street fighter and a thief. Unsurprisingly he had also come to the attention of local police officers, who nicknamed him 'Whitey' because of his distinctive blond hair. Bulger is seen in a pair of undated mugshots released by the FBI It was at the age of 14 that he was first arrested for theft. By now, he was a member of a street gang called 'the Shamrocks' and convictions soon followed for assault, robbery, extortion and forgery. Spells in juvenile detention centers did little to deter him from becoming a one-man crime wave. Nor did a stint in the US Air Force, which he joined at the age of 18. After training as an aircraft mechanic, he was stationed initially in Kansas and then Idaho. But he ended up in military prison over a number of assaults and was arrested for going absent without leave at one stage. He managed to leave the forces with an honorable discharge, however, and returned to Boston. It was at this point that his burgeoning criminal career took a crucial twist. In 1956, the 25-year-old Bulger was sent to a federal jail for the first time after being convicted of armed robbery and hijacking. According to some reports, he was one of the inmates given LSD and other substances as part of a CIA research program into mind-control drugs. What is certain is that he was such a troublesome prisoner that he was ultimately transferred to Alcatraz, the notorious maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay, as one of the last batch of jailbirds sent there before it closed in 1963. After doing time in two other institutions, Bulger eventually emerged a free man in 1965 following nine years in custody. Unlike many felons, he never boasted about his incarceration. 'To him,' said William Chase, an FBI agent who spent years pursuing Bulger, 'prison time was evidence of failure.' Back on the streets, he was determined to do two things: stay out of jail and establish a criminal empire. Though he at first took jobs as a janitor and construction worker, Bulger quickly got involved in bookmaking, debt-collecting and acting as an underworld enforcer. Before long, he managed to take over a small-time operation called the Winter Hill Gang and transform it into Boston's most ruthlessly efficient crime syndicate. Its main areas of activity were drug running, gambling and prostitution. Bulger based his modus operandi on the Mafia, which controlled the city's northern suburbs. But unlike some of his Italian counterparts, he was supremely disciplined. Not only did he not while away lazy afternoons over long lunches in neighborhood restaurants, Bulger appeared not to have any vices. He didn't drink, didn't smoke, never used credit cards, didn't even gamble. What little time he spent away from his nefarious business was largely devoted to body-building and reading. He always had an interest in history, especially anything involving Adolf Hitler. Much of his energy also went into trying to become a master of disguise. He dyed his hair different colors and wore varying styles of glasses, although most observers agree that he found it impossible to mask his thick Boston accent. Another thing that Bulger struggled to hide was his volcanic temper. Even in seemingly casual conversations, he was prone to explosive outbursts. Meanwhile, his propensity for extreme violence shocked both hardened criminals and police alike. Rivals and enemies were brutally killed either by Bulger himself or on his direct orders. His former right-hand man Kevin Weeks later said: 'He stabbed people. He beat people with bats. He shot people. Strangled people. Run over 'em with cars. After he would kill somebody, it was like a stress relief, y'know? He'd be nice and calm for a couple of weeks. Like he just got rid of all his stress.' Given such brazen criminality, it wasn't long before questions were asked about how he was allowed get away with it. The answer was a long time coming and, when it did, it was a shocking one: Bulger had been operating as an FBI informer since the mid-1970s. From his perspective, it was a perfect arrangement. He tipped off his Bureau handler and childhood friend, John Connolly, about other criminal activity in Boston in return for being allowed to proceed unimpeded with his own activities. The information he passed on virtually wiped out the Mafia presence in the city. It was the 1990s before the Boston Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency, angered at the FBI's failure to act, launched their own investigation. After being tipped off by Connolly — who was later jailed for ten years for obstructing justice — that the authorities were on to him, Bulger vanished on December 23, 1994. During his years on the run with girlfriend Catherine Grieg, various sightings were reported from locations as diverse as New Zealand, Canada, Italy and along the US Mexican border. He and Grieg ended up in Santa Monica, California, where they posed as married retirees from Chicago. After al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces in Pakistan in 2011, Bulger succeeded him as No 1 wanted fugitive on the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted' list. One of the many aliases Bulger used while on the run was that of James Lawlor, a man who Bulger found living on the street in the Los Angeles area. The two men resembled each other so much that Bulger could use Lawlor's driver's license and other identity papers. In return, he paid Lawlor's rent, according to the Boston Globe. Catherine Greig and Whitey Bulger are seen in June 1998. They were on the run for 16 years, and posed as a retired couple from Chicago in Santa Monica Playing a crucial role in Bulger's capture was Miss Iceland of 1974, Anna Bjornsdottir, who lived near him and Grieg in Santa Monica. While she was visiting Iceland, the actress who worked under the name Anna Bjorn saw a news report about the authorities' hunt for Bulger. She recognized him as the quiet retiree she knew from her neighborhood and called the FBI, which arrested him in June 2011. Bjornsdottir later claimed a $2million reward. When police raided his Santa Monica apartment, they found several fiction and non-fiction books about criminals, including 'Escape From Alcatraz.' Police also found some $800,000 in cash and an arsenal of weapons in the modest apartment where Bulger and Greig had lived for years as Charles and Carol Gasko. In his 2013 trial, Bulger was convicted of 11 murders, including the strangulation of a woman. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a charge that he strangled a second woman. A witness said Bulger insisted that the women's teeth be pulled to obscure their identity. Bulger refused to testify at his trial claiming he had been given immunity from prosecution by federal agents. He steadfastly denied being an FBI informant, but close links between some FBI agents in Boston and Bulger's Winter Hill Gang in the 1970s and 1980s have been well documented. Former FBI agent John Connolly was sentenced to prison after being convicted in 2002 of effectively becoming a member of the gang. His trial, which featured 72 witnesses and 840 exhibits, produced chilling testimony worthy of a pulp novel. It heard harrowing tales of teeth being pulled from the mouths of murder victims to foil identification and the strangulation of a mobster's girlfriend who 'knew too much.' In June 2013, Bulger went on trial accused of 32 counts of racketeering, which included allegations that he was complicit in 19 murders. The two-month hearing, which included testimony from more than 70 witnesses, resulted in him being convicted of 11 of the murders. It also heard evidence that Bulger supplied the arms and ammunition used in the IRA's Marita-Ann gunrunning escape in 1984, which resulted in current Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris being jailed for ten years. Sentencing him to two life sentences plus five years, the judge told Bulger that he had been involved in 'unfathomable' crimes that involved 'agonizing' suffering for his victims. Five years into his sentence, Bulger had just been transferred to USP Hazelton, a high security prison, when he was found dead overnight on October 30, 2018. A prison source said wheelchair-bound Bulger was in general population when three inmates rolled him to a corner, out of view of surveillance cameras, beat him in the head with a lock in a sock, and attempted to gouge his eyes out with a shiv. The source said he hadn't even been processed at the West Virginia facility when he was killed. But someone who knew he was being transferred put the word out - the killer had to know he was coming. 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