By Aram Roston
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters.
In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrioâs 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.
Tarrio, in an interview with Reuters Tuesday, denied working undercover or cooperating in cases against others. âI donât know any of this,â he said, when asked about the transcript. âI donât recall any of this.â
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Henry “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, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters.
Court records seen by Al Jazeera show Tarrio received a lighter sentence under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b)(2)(B). This rule says: “if the government believes that a sentenced defendant has provided substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another person, it may move the court to reduce the original sentence.”
Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys Leader, Helped FBI Prosecute 13 People After 2012 Arrest: Report
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Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, previously worked as an informer for federal and local law enforcement after he was arrested in 2012 for fraud, according to Reuters.
Tarrio, chairman of the far-right group, repeatedly went undercover for investigators to help prosecute 13 people for offenses such as drugs and human smuggling.
Tarrio s past as an informer was revealed by the former federal prosecutor in his case, Vanessa Singh Johannes, and in a 2014 Miami federal court transcript obtained by Reuters.
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Tarrio s then-lawyer Jeffrey Feiler brought up Tarrio s previous undercover work while asking for a sentence reduction for him and two-other co-defendants. The three had pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the relabeling and sale of stolen diabetes test kits.
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By Aram Roston
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters.
In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrioâs 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.