Revisited: The Chicago trucker recruited by the FBI to spy on republicans

Dave Rupert is at least six and half foot tall, he was a middle-aged trucker from Chicago and had no Irish links. Incredibly, Rupert was also recruited as an FBI spy at the very heart of dissident republicanism. This episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel. This podcast was first published in December 2025.We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism