James Bulger has been on the run since 1995.

BOSTON (AP) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed a sighting of fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger that occurred in 2003, the agency announced on Thursday.

Just days before the ninth anniversary of his disappearance, the FBI released information on the status of its investigation.

“We’re giving a little snapshot of what we’ve done,” FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said.

Bulger, 74, disappeared from the Boston area on Jan. 5, 1995 just before his indictment on charges of racketeering, extortion, and drug trafficking. The FBI informant has also been charged with involvement in 21 homicides.

The last confirmed sighting of Bulger was in early 2003, although Marcinkiewicz would not say where and precisely when that sighting took place.

The agency received 160 leads on Bulger’s location – including the most recent one – following a previous confirmed sighting in London in September 2002.

Investigators believe Bulger is traveling with his longtime companion, 52-year-old Catherine Greig, and that the two are in good health.

The FBI put Bulger on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List in August 1999 and is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

“We’re committed to our search for Whitey and Catherine,” Marcinkiewicz said.

The Bulger Fugitive Task Force has also been established to exclusively search for Bulger.

His brother, John, was convicted of perjury in April for withholding information about communicating with his fugitive brother, assisting him in paying for a safety deposit box and obtaining a false driver’s license for him.

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