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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Authorities used a "ruse" to lure legendary mobster James "Whitey" Bulger out of his hideout -- an apartment in Santa Monica, California -- and arrest him, the FBI said Thursday.
Acting on a tip, members of the Fugitive Task Force staked out the home Wednesday and then arrested Bulger and his girlfriend, fellow fugitive Catherine Elizabeth Greig, who was inside the home, said FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers.
Neither put up a fight, authorities said. After the arrests, members of the Fugitive Task Force, which included the FBI and police, searched the home.
Agents found firearms and a large amount of cash, a law enforcement official told CNN.
The end of the 16-year manhunt for one of the nation's most notorious gangsters -- charged with 19 counts of murder and a slew of other crimes -- came within days of the FBI launching a publicity campaign, airing ads about Greig in 14 markets across the country where the couple were known to have ties, authorities said. The arrests were a "direct result" of the media campaign, authorities said.
A tip came in about 8 p.m. PT Tuesday (11 p.m. ET), DesLauriers said. Less than 24 hours later, Bulger -- one of the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives and the inspiration for the 2006 Martin Scorsese film, "The Departed" -- was in custody.
Acting on a tip, members of the Fugitive Task Force staked out the home Wednesday and then arrested Bulger and his girlfriend, fellow fugitive Catherine Elizabeth Greig, who was inside the home, said FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers.
Neither put up a fight, authorities said. After the arrests, members of the Fugitive Task Force, which included the FBI and police, searched the home.
Agents found firearms and a large amount of cash, a law enforcement official told CNN.
The end of the 16-year manhunt for one of the nation's most notorious gangsters -- charged with 19 counts of murder and a slew of other crimes -- came within days of the FBI launching a publicity campaign, airing ads about Greig in 14 markets across the country where the couple were known to have ties, authorities said. The arrests were a "direct result" of the media campaign, authorities said.
A tip came in about 8 p.m. PT Tuesday (11 p.m. ET), DesLauriers said. Less than 24 hours later, Bulger -- one of the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives and the inspiration for the 2006 Martin Scorsese film, "The Departed" -- was in custody.
Anyway, no real news or anything besides that. The guy is 81, so it's not like he'll be kicking for too much longer.