Reuters: Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio was allegedly an ‘informer for federal and local law enforcement’

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:

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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