Reuters, citing court transcripts and officials, is reporting that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio allegedly “has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement”:
Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, @Reuters finds https://t.co/bsudhNVHEF by @AramRoston 1/5 pic.twitter.com/igVSVCKOzK
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2021
According to the report, Tarrio helped law enforcement “prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling”:
In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling 2/5 pic.twitter.com/TZwbP1C9qR
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2021
The group is currently being investigated for its role in storming the Capitol on January 6:
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Tarrio is a high-profile figure who organizes and leads the right-wing Proud Boys in their confrontations with those they believe to be Antifa. The Proud Boys were involved in the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol 3/5 pic.twitter.com/vGvcLcSeqy
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2021
Tarrio told Reuters he doesn’t “recall any of this”:
Tarrio, in an interview with Reuters, denied working undercover or cooperating in cases against others. 'I don’t recall any of this,' Tarrio said when asked about the transcript
Law-enforcement officials and the court transcript contradict Tarrio’s denial 4/5 pic.twitter.com/HRujStLMEC
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2021
Well, this will make the future prosecutions interesting:
The records uncovered by Reuters are startling because they show that a leader of a far-right group now under intense scrutiny by law enforcement was previously an active collaborator with criminal investigators. Read the full story https://t.co/1j9vcGoDZ3 5/5 pic.twitter.com/MR8g4uF1Zo
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2021
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