“I don’t know any of this,” he told Reuters when asked about the court transcript. Tarrio, seen here with Roger Stone, helped lead a Proud Boys march through DC after Trump’s loss. Tarrio, who is based in Miami, denied working undercover or cooperating with authorities. There’s no evidence that Tarrio still cooperates with authorities. Lenard, the judge who oversaw Tarrio’s case, agreed, saying at the 2014 hearing that the convicted fraudster “provided substantial assistance in the investigation and prosecution of other persons involved in criminal conduct.” 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Tarrio was not charged. Though the Proud Boys were involved in the Jan. “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,” she told Reuters in a statement Tuesday. In court, federal prosecutor Vanessa Singh Johannes said Tarrio’s cooperation led to the prosecution of 13 people in two separate federal cases. Amy Harris/ShutterstockĪt that same hearing, an FBI agent described Tarrio as a “key component” in local police probes involving marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. In the smuggling case, Tarrio “at his own risk, in an undercover role met and negotiated to pay $11,000 to members of that ring to bring in fictitious family members of his from another country,” Feiler said in court.Īn FBI agent described Tarrio as a “key component” in local police probes involving marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. The lawyer called his client a “prolific” cooperator who helped police uncover three marijuana grow houses. Tarrio began cooperating with authorities following his 2012 arrest on fraud charges. Tarrio’s lawyer Jeffrey Feiler had asked for leniency in his client’s sentence after he and two co-defendants pleaded guilty to relabeling and selling stolen diabetes test kits, the report said.įeiler said in court that Tarrio had worked undercover in numerous probes - including one into the sale of anabolic steroids, another into “wholesale prescription narcotics” and a third that involved human smuggling, Reuters said. Tarrio, 36, began cooperating with authorities following his 2012 arrest on fraud charges in cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling, Reuters reported Wednesday.ĭetails of Tarrio’s secret work were lodged in a transcript from a 2014 court proceeding in Miami and obtained by the outlet. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio previously worked as a “prolific” undercover informant for local and federal law enforcement - leading to the prosecution of more than a dozen people, according to a new report. ‘Squad’ member predicts ‘civil war’ as midterm elections approach How ‘Jane’s Revenge,’ protests could hit US cities now that Roe overturnedįacebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content, study finds Extremists could launch violent attacks ‘for weeks’ in response to Roe v.
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