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2021-11-19 Government Corruption

Two men wrongly convicted for killing Malcolm X in 1965 are officially exonerated: New investigation revealed Hoover COVERED UP fact that trial witnesses were FBI informants

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 A new entry into the blackened history of the branch of organized crime called the FBI.

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-11-19 00:23|| 2021-11-19 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 FBI files showed that the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ordered agents to tell witnesses not to reveal that they were informants when talking with police and prosecutors

Appears to fit more recent 'source acquisition' patterns.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-19 04:05|| 2021-11-19 04:05|| Front Page Top

#3 The Orlando night club shooter's wife was on trial for some kind of, iirc, accessory charge. Couple of the jurors indicated doubt as to FBI evidence and testimony because...it came from the FBI.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2021-11-19 06:51|| 2021-11-19 06:51|| Front Page Top

#4 You mean the FBI was using 'informants' well before even the Whitey Bulger years? Can't say I'm surprised.

Posted by Raj 2021-11-19 09:24|| 2021-11-19 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ July 19, 1935: Deportation assistance offered to assist (act as source) to the bureau.

Link found here.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-19 09:43|| 2021-11-19 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 And is anyone surprised???

Posted by 49 Pan 2021-11-19 10:17|| 2021-11-19 10:17|| Front Page Top

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