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Source: The Epoch Times
FBI Allegedly Funded White Supremacist Publisher: Court Documents
By Ken Silva | August 29, 2021
The FBI allegedly paid a publisher of white supremacist literature more than $144,000 over 16-plus years to serve as a confidential informant, according to recent filings in an ongoing domestic extremism case.
FBI Allegedly Funded White Supremacist Publisher: Court Documents
FBI headquarters in Washington on Feb. 2, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
By Ken Silva | August 29, 2021
The FBI allegedly paid a publisher of white supremacist literature more than $144,000 over 16-plus years to serve as a confidential informant, according to recent filings in an ongoing domestic extremism case.
These allegations were made earlier this month by Kaleb Cole, an accused member of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen. Cole was arrested in February 2020 for allegedly participating in an Atomwaffen intimidation campaign against Jewish people and journalists of color.
On Aug. 13, Cole filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during the FBI's search of his Texas home. According to Cole, the FBI failed to disclose the sordid background of one of its confidential informants in the bureau's application for a search warrant.
"The CI [confidential informant] is a convicted felon and currently owns and operates a publishing company that distributes white supremacist writings," Cole said in his Aug. 13 filing.
“The CI began his long career as a professional informant in exchange for consideration regarding his sentence on a federal conviction for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number and an unregistered silencer.
"He has continued this work for pay."
According to Cole, the FBI has paid this white supremacist more than $144,000, including more than $82,000 for his work in this case.
Cole’s attorneys argued that the FBI's omissions violate requirements for law enforcement to disclose whether their informants have financial or other ulterior motives for providing information.
"The failure to include the information about the CI's incentives is made more egregious by the fact that the warrant application incriminated Mr. Cole based almost solely on the alleged observations of the CI," Cole's motion said.
The Department of Justice admitted in filings last week that the FBI failed to disclose information about the confidential informant's criminal history—though prosecutors said the search warrant used against Cole was still legally obtained.
"Although the defense is correct that certain potential impeachment information about the informant was not included in the affidavit, that omission is hardly fatal," the DOJ said. "The omitted information was limited to the fact that the informant was well compensated by the FBI over a 16-year period, and was convicted of a firearms crime over 15 years ago."
According to prosecutors, the FBI didn't include this information because agents believed in good faith that probable cause wasn't dependent on the informant’s credibility.
Moreover, the FBI didn't believe that including the informant's criminal history would have changed the judge's decision to issue a warrant to search Cole's home, prosecutors said. In fact, the DOJ argued that the FBI's use of the informant for more than 16 years suggests that the FBI consistently found the informant reliable.
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On Aug. 13, Cole filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during the FBI's search of his Texas home. According to Cole, the FBI failed to disclose the sordid background of one of its confidential informants in the bureau's application for a search warrant.
"The CI [confidential informant] is a convicted felon and currently owns and operates a publishing company that distributes white supremacist writings," Cole said in his Aug. 13 filing.
“The CI began his long career as a professional informant in exchange for consideration regarding his sentence on a federal conviction for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number and an unregistered silencer.
"He has continued this work for pay."
According to Cole, the FBI has paid this white supremacist more than $144,000, including more than $82,000 for his work in this case.
Cole’s attorneys argued that the FBI's omissions violate requirements for law enforcement to disclose whether their informants have financial or other ulterior motives for providing information.
"The failure to include the information about the CI's incentives is made more egregious by the fact that the warrant application incriminated Mr. Cole based almost solely on the alleged observations of the CI," Cole's motion said.
The Department of Justice admitted in filings last week that the FBI failed to disclose information about the confidential informant's criminal history—though prosecutors said the search warrant used against Cole was still legally obtained.
"Although the defense is correct that certain potential impeachment information about the informant was not included in the affidavit, that omission is hardly fatal," the DOJ said. "The omitted information was limited to the fact that the informant was well compensated by the FBI over a 16-year period, and was convicted of a firearms crime over 15 years ago."
According to prosecutors, the FBI didn't include this information because agents believed in good faith that probable cause wasn't dependent on the informant’s credibility.
Moreover, the FBI didn't believe that including the informant's criminal history would have changed the judge's decision to issue a warrant to search Cole's home, prosecutors said. In fact, the DOJ argued that the FBI's use of the informant for more than 16 years suggests that the FBI consistently found the informant reliable.
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Source: RT News
FBI agent tried to profit financially from knowledge of Michigan governor 'kidnapping' plot, defense lawyers claim
August 28, 2021
FILE PHOTO: An FBI agent in Los Angeles on November 7, 2018. © AFP / Frederic J. Brown
An FBI agent who helped 'foil' a plot to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer may have used his knowledge of the case to lend credibility to his private cyber intelligence company, newly filed court documents allege.
Attorneys for five defendants charged with attempting to kidnap the Democratic governor are seeking information about special agent Jayson Chambers, after a BuzzFeed report claimed that the FBI agent may have published tweets about the undercover operation before it was made public. The foiled kidnapping plot – allegedly hatched in retaliation against Whitmer's Covid-19 measures – was initially used as evidence of the domestic threat posed by right-wing extremism. But the narrative began to fall apart after it was revealed that at least 12 undercover informants played major roles in the scheme, leading to allegations of entrapment.
According to BuzzFeed, a "right-wing troll" who claimed to be the CEO of Exeintel, an internet intelligence firm, appeared to tweet multiple times about the FBI's investigation before the alleged abduction plot was thwarted. The account, @ravagiing, issued a cryptic warning ("Don't worry Michigan I told ya A LOT more coming soon") just hours before the FBI arrested nearly a dozen suspects in October. As it turns out, Chambers is listed as the CEO of a company called Exeintel. It's unclear whether the FBI special agent was behind the prophetic tweets.
In a new pleading filed on Friday night, lawyers for five men accused in the kidnapping conspiracy asked for more information about special agent Chambers and his communications with an undercover informant who allegedly played a key role in organizing the plot.
"Repeated tweets sought attention and tried to show that the CEO was a valuable source of information to (paying) third parties," the court filing claimed, referring to the social media activity linked to Chambers and his private intelligence firm.
It’s possible that the FBI may have known about Chambers' business activities. According to BuzzFeed, FBI agents who want to own private companies or have side gigs must receive explicit permission from the bureau.
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News update on the FBI for 10 October 2021:
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