Boogaloo bois.ĪRAM ROSTON: Yeah, yeah, exactly. But let me talk -ĪMY GOODMAN: Oh, boogaloo bois. Tarrio also wrote, quote, “They have proven that if you cooperate with the US government they will hang you out to dry… So my question is… is it worth it?” Can you talk about his response and also the history of the Proud Boys, who they are? This violent, white supremacist, male chauvinist, murderous group killed law enforcement in Oakland, California, for example, Officer Underwood?ĪRAM ROSTON: Well, I’m not sure if that - if the Proud Boys was involved in that case or not. I don’t recall any of this.’ But after your story broke, he wrote on Telegram, quote, “The article sensationalizes the fact that in this case there was some heavy cooperating.” He went on to say he had, quote, “addressed this before in podcasts and other interviews,” unquote. We thought the significance was because, of course, his current organization, the Proud Boys, is very closely linked to the investigation that’s going on now by the FBI into what happened at Capitol Hill on January 6th.ĪMY GOODMAN: So, Enrique Tarrio told Reuters, quote, “I don’t know any of this.
And on the federal level, they said he helped put 13 - prosecute 13 people on federal cases. The federal prosecutor, an FBI agent and his own defense lawyer listed sort of numerous cases in which Enrique Tarrio had cooperated with local authorities in investigations, including undercover, multiple undercover investigations, they said. And that hearing, as you mentioned, it was an effort to reduce his sentence, a 30-month sentence, by telling a federal judge about the extent of his cooperation. So, we transcript of a hearing he had for a 2012 case, a criminal case in Miami, a federal case in Miami.
We’ve all seen him in videos of leading the Proud Boys in Portland or Washington, D.C., in prior “rallies,” they call them. Tell us the story, from the beginning.ĪRAM ROSTON: So, Enrique Tarrio is, of course, the leader of the Proud Boys. And also, interesting that he was arrested right before the insurrection, so he couldn’t take part in it. So, Aram, talk about the significance of what you found, who exactly he is. His exclusive report is headlined “Proud Boys leader was 'prolific' informer for law enforcement.” Enrique Tarrio has led the Proud Boys since 2018.įor more, we’re joined by Aram Roston, investigative journalist at Reuters.
Tarrio also faced weapons charges, because he had illegal high-capacity magazines of ammunition on him at the time of the arrest. The news comes just over three weeks after Tarrio was arrested in Washington prior to the insurrection for burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a historically Black church in Washington, D.C., during a December protest. Reuters cites the transcript of a 2014 court hearing where a prosecutor argued for a reduced sentence for Tarrio in a case by telling the judge, quote, “I have never had a client as prolific in terms of cooperating in any respect.” He’s talking about cooperating with the government. Reuters revealed Wednesday the group’s leader, Enrique Tarrio, has a past as a “prolific” informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators. We end today’s show with a stunning story about the Proud Boys, the violent, Trump-supporting, far-right hate group that took part in the Capitol insurrection three weeks ago. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! The Quarantine Report.
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