Derrick McReary

### Family

Patrick McReary (Brother), Gerald McReary (Brother), Francis McReary Kate McReary (Sister), John McReary (Father), Maureen McCreary (Mother)

## Career Information

### Affiliations

Provisional IRA, McReary Crime Family Irish Mob

**Derrick McReary** (20 July 1956 - 2009) was an Irish-American Revolutionary and mobster who was a soldier in the Provisional IRA and a member of the McReary Crime Family. McReary died of a heroine overdose in 2009.

## Biography

Derrick McReary was born on July 20, 1956 in Queens, New York to John and Maureen McReary. McReary was the eldest of 4 children, having 3 brothers and 1 sister, Francis McReary, Gerald McReary, Patrick McReary and Kate McReary. During the 1960's and 70's, Derrick became a Socialist and took part in several anti-Vietnam War protests. In 1970 he was arrested for disorderly conduct, in 1971 he was arrested for civil disobedience, and in 1974 he was arrested for resisting arrest. Over the years he became involved in more violent protests, begining his life of crime in 1978 when he and Bucky Sligo were arrested for armed robbery and soon after developed a heroine addiction in prison which lead to a 1980 drug arrest.

#### Work with the IRA

In 1985, McReary was arrested yet again for possession of explosives, which caused Derrick deep depression. In an attempt the dull his depression he decided to move to Ireland, with his brother, Francis throwing him a farewell party. During his time in Ireland he became a solider in the Provisional IRA andhis friends, Bucky Sligo and Aiden O'Malley fought alongside him during The Troubles period. During his time as a soldier he became an expert in operating and manufacturing "PE-4" explosives and he used his knowledge to assist in several bombings and shootings in Belfast against the British and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. After years of time in Ireland, the 3 men returned to the United States in the early 1990's. In 1995 the men were arrested for robbing the Mafia and McReary, not wanting to serve a long term prison sentence, became an informant and turned states against his friends. Because of this, O'Malley was sent to prison for 20 years and Sligo was released. Sligo would continue to threaten McReary with death of himself or his family until Sligo died in 2008. In the 2000's, McReary again returned to Ireland and while over there became a friend and associate of Kim-Young-Guk and the Korean Mafia before eventually returning in 2008.

#### Work in 2008

After returning in 2008 he began helping his brothers, Gerald and Patrick, who had both become addicts as

well, run the Irish mob in Queens. Francis developed a dislike and distrust of his brother, Francis after he found out he was going to become an NYPD commissioner. Derrick, Patrick, and Gerald would frequently do drugs together in their kitchen and drink together regularly. In 2008, McReary met Niko Bellic when he and his brothers, as well as friend, Michael Keane, robbed a bank in New York City, earning $250,000 as his cut of the robbery which he donated to the Continuity IRA in Ireland. Following the bank heist, McReary would move to Jersey City, New Jersey and hired Bellic to kill Sligo and O'Malley and help Kim move to the United States.

#### Death of Francis

In 2008, Francis out of fear that Derrick would expose his corruption in the Police Department, hired Bellic to kill Derrick, but Niko refused and instead killed Francis with a gunshot to the head on a bench next to Derrick. Derrick and Niko sat next to each other during the funeral, this would be their final interaction.

## Death

Derrick McReary died of a heroine overdose in 2009 at the age of 53.