Monday, April 7, 2014

Al Sharpton: FBI Informant?



"Al Sharpton's Secret Work as an FBI Informant" was published by "The Smoking Gun" on April 7, 2014.

Excerpts: "A lengthy investigation by The Smoking Gun has uncovered remarkable details about Sharpton’s past work as an informant for a joint organized crime task force comprised of FBI agents and NYPD detectives, as well as his dealings with an assortment of wiseguys . . . Like almost every other FBI informant, Sharpton was solely an information source. The parameters of his cooperation did not include Sharpton ever surfacing publicly or testifying on a witness stand." The entire article is at the link below: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/investigation/al-sharpton-764312

The NY Daily News reports that after being exposed, Al Sharpton said, “I encourage kids all the time to work with law enforcement. You’re acting like it’s a scandal for me to do that."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rev-al-sharpton-worked-fbi-informant-80s-report-article-1.1748744

Ordinarily, such reports are not released until after an FBI informant dies, like Ernest C. Withers, photojournalist for the civil rights movement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/us/14photographer.html

Question: Do you believe that Al Sharpton's work as an FBI informant is a good example for our youths of "working with law enforcement"?

MaryLovesJustice
http://FreeSpeakBlog.blogspot.com
678.531.0262

1 comment:

MaryLovesJustice Neal said...

"Al Sharpton's Secret Work as an FBI Informant" was published by "The Smoking Gun" on April 7, 2014.

Excerpts: "A lengthy investigation by The Smoking Gun has uncovered remarkable details about Sharpton’s past work as an informant for a joint organized crime task force comprised of FBI agents and NYPD detectives, as well as his dealings with an assortment of wiseguys . . . Like almost every other FBI informant, Sharpton was solely an information source. The parameters of his cooperation did not include Sharpton ever surfacing publicly or testifying on a witness stand." The entire article is at the link below: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/investigation/al-sharpton-764312

The NY Daily News reports that after being exposed, Al Sharpton said, “I encourage kids all the time to work with law enforcement. You’re acting like it’s a scandal for me to do that."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rev-al-sharpton-worked-fbi-informant-80s-report-article-1.1748744

Ordinarily, such reports are not released until after an FBI informant dies, like Ernest C. Withers, photojournalist for the civil rights movement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/us/14photographer.html

Question: Do you believe that Al Sharpton's work as an FBI informant is a good example for our youths of "working with law enforcement"?

MaryLovesJustice
http://FreeSpeakBlog.blogspot.com
678.531.0262