C-O-R-R-U-P-T : FBI , DEA, And BATF Paid Informants $548 Million In Recent Years With Many Committing Authorized Crimes
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 4 months ago to Government
De-Fund and Close the FBI, DEA, and BATF!
Excerpt:
"Federal agencies paid out at least $548 million to informants working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in recent years, according to government audits.
A few informants became millionaires, with some Amtrak and “parcel” delivery workers making nearly $1 million or more.
Many informants were authorized to commit “crimes” with the permission of their federal handlers. In a four-year period, there were 22,800 crime authorizations (2011-2014).
The FBI paid approximately $294 million (FY2012-2018), the DEA paid at least $237 million (FY2011-2015), and ATF paid approximately $17.2 million total (FY2012-2015) to informants.
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com compiled this information by reviewing federal reports. While some of the data is several-years old; it’s apparently the most recent available."
Excerpt:
"Federal agencies paid out at least $548 million to informants working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in recent years, according to government audits.
A few informants became millionaires, with some Amtrak and “parcel” delivery workers making nearly $1 million or more.
Many informants were authorized to commit “crimes” with the permission of their federal handlers. In a four-year period, there were 22,800 crime authorizations (2011-2014).
The FBI paid approximately $294 million (FY2012-2018), the DEA paid at least $237 million (FY2011-2015), and ATF paid approximately $17.2 million total (FY2012-2015) to informants.
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com compiled this information by reviewing federal reports. While some of the data is several-years old; it’s apparently the most recent available."
"January 6th Capitol Riot Had At Least Two Embedded FBI Informants
In September, the New York Times reported a bit of a bombshell: at least two informants
embedded with the U.S. Capitol crowd were in close contact with their FBI handlers on January 6th.
As reporter Julie Kelly at American Greatness details it, an “informant, according to
‘confidential documents’ furnished to the paper, started working with the FBI in July 2020
and was in close contact with his FBI handler before, during, and after the Capitol protest.”
In recent Congressional testimony, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) played a video montage
of a man encouraging election protestors to go into the Capitol on January 6th.
Rep. Massie asked Attorney General Merrick Garland if the man was an FBI agent-provocateur.
Garland refused to comment on an ongoing investigation. Many suspect the man was working
with federal authorities before, during, and after the events of January 6th at the U.S. Capitol
Building. He, apparently, has not been arrested or charged."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfM...
Their unions would have something to say about that.
If con-gress (House and Senate) is of the same party and mind as Trump various bureaucracies can be financially strangled to bring them in line.
But then I'm only dreaming.
but at least sewers and streets are legit use of tax funds
When I was in charge of developing satellite ground stations for an Air Force space program, the biggest sin one of my people (civilian or military) could commit was to use the phrase "our money" where I could hear it. I had no compunction of dressing down people who used that phrase publicly, reminding them that we were spending taxpayer money, and had a responsibility to stretch those dollars until they screamed, rather than spend more.