The informant described seeing barriers knocked over and Trump supporters entering the building. According to an exclusive report from Reuters, the leader of the neo-Nazi group The Proud Boys worked as an FBI informant after being taken into custody by authorities in 2012. 6 Anthony Crider/Shutterstock (Licensed) An alleged FBI file about an informant with the Proud Boys on Jan.
The informant described meeting up with other members of the Proud Boys at the Washington Monument on the morning of January 6 before they moved to the Capitol, records show, according to the Times. Proud Boys rush to defend leader’s past life as a police informant Court documents show that Enrique Tarrio worked as an undercover informer for the FBI. The FBI May Have Had an Informant in the Proud Boys on Jan. Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio (US English: / t r i o / TAR-ee-oh, US Spanish: born 1984 or 1985) is an American activist, former FBI informant, and convicted felon who serves as chairman of the Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that. In Spanish, it is spelled Tarro, with an acute accent on the. The informant, who was associated with the Midwestern chapter of the organization, told the FBI that members of the Proud Boys were following the mob but maintained the group didn't have plans to attack the US Capitol. The surname Tarrio is of Spanish language origin. A member of the Proud Boys who was working as an FBI informant was present at the January 6 riot at the US Capitol and sent his FBI handler live updates by text message, indicating the law enforcement agency had real-time knowledge that a pro-Trump mob was headed toward the building.Īccording to a report published Saturday by The New York Times, the informant was updating his handler as the pro-Trump mob marched toward the US Capitol 6 while lawmakers were meeting inside to discuss and certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Henry Enrique Tarrio is an American activist, former FBI informant, and convicted felon who serves as chairman of the Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist.