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 in 2012, @Reuters finds https://reut.rs/2McGRwR  by @AramRoston 1/5

In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling 2/5

Tarrio is a high-profile figure who organizes and leads the right-wing Proud Boys in their confrontations with those they believe to be Antifa. The Proud Boys were involved in the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol 3/5

Tarrio, in an interview with Reuters, denied working undercover or cooperating in cases against others. 'I don’t recall any of this,' Tarrio said when asked about the transcript

Law-enforcement officials and the court transcript contradict Tarrio’s denial 4/5

The records uncovered by Reuters are startling because they show that a leader of a far-right group now under intense scrutiny by law enforcement was previously an active collaborator with criminal investigators. Read the full story https://reut.rs/3t0plMS  5/5