another supervisor tried to discredit him by disclosing he sold guns to a criminal. >> remember the guns you gave him? that was dotson's. he purchased firearms as a straw purchaser. >> reporter: weapon sites like the examiner and clean up atf.org were among the first to report this scandal allowing current atf agents to go public without revealing their identities. >> it's a testament, really, to the power of the internet and the ability to network. >> reporter: now, this case involves the same agents, store, supervisors, framework, time frame as fast and furious, only the defendant is different. now, the agent claims he o oazed to operation, watched the stash house for a week and finally, megyn, when a car showed up to retrieve those weapons, he called for backup, and his supervisor refused and those guns disappeared. back to you. megyn: william, thank you. for a little more background on