Capitol, according to testimony from an FBI informant that was read during Thursday's House. However, Tarrio's former attorney, Vanessa Singh Johannes, confirmed the reports: 'he cooperated with local and federal law enforcement, to aid in the prosecution of those running other, separate criminal enterprises, ranging from running marijuana grow houses in Miami to operating pharmaceutical fraud schemes. The Proud Boys is an American far-right, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that promotes and engages in political violence in the United States. The Proud Boys intended to kill Vice President Mike Pence during the Jan. When confronted by these allegations, Tarrio denied his involvement, saying, 'I don’t recall any of this.' Enrique Tarrio Henry Enrique Tarrio, 36, of Miami, Florida, United States has served as an undercover informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His instances of aiding criminal investigations have been described as 'prolific.' 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. He reportedly began a close collaboration with law enforcement afterwards, working undercover to prosecute at least 13 people on federal charges as well as assisting local police on various cases.įBI representatives said Tarrio has helped them put people behind bars for charges related to gambling, drugs, and human smuggling. In 2012, Tarrio was arrested for selling stolen diabetes test kits. 5, 2021, FBI report said the informant told agents that many Proud Boys chapters are disbanding, including Kansas City Proud Boys because of the concern about being labeled as terrorists.

Tarrio (36) has a legacy serving as a police and FBI informant, the transcript of a 2014 court proceeding obtained by Reuters reveals. NBC News’ Tom Winter reports on the growing fallout from the Capitol Hill riot including the latest information about the leader of the far-right extremist group The Proud Boys and a warning by. He identifies himself as a leader of the South Florida chapter, one of six chapters in the state but each chapter has a degree of autonomy. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio (36) served as a 'prolific' informant starting in 2012. Tarrio is an open Donald Trump supporter and on November 21, 2018, he took over the leadership of the Proud Boys from the alt-right groups' founder Gavin McInnes.

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