Al Sharpton - FBI Mob Informant

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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/investigation/al-sharpton-764312

"Beginning in the mid-1980s and spanning several years, Sharpton’s cooperation was fraught with danger since the FBI’s principal targets were leaders of the Genovese crime family, the country’s largest and most feared Mafia outfit. In addition to aiding the FBI/NYPD task force, which was known as the “Genovese squad,” Sharpton’s cooperation extended to several other investigative agencies.
TSG’s account of Sharpton’s secret life as “CI-7” is based on hundreds of pages of confidential FBI affidavits, documents released by the bureau in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, court records, and extensive interviews with six members of the Genovese squad, as well as other law enforcement officials to whom the activist provided assistance."


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I always liked Sharpton.... Completely opposite politically then I... but I always liked him.
 
applecorped said:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/investigation/al-sharpton-764312

"Beginning in the mid-1980s and spanning several years, Sharpton’s cooperation was fraught with danger since the FBI’s principal targets were leaders of the Genovese crime family, the country’s largest and most feared Mafia outfit. In addition to aiding the FBI/NYPD task force, which was known as the “Genovese squad,” Sharpton’s cooperation extended to several other investigative agencies.
TSG’s account of Sharpton’s secret life as “CI-7” is based on hundreds of pages of confidential FBI affidavits, documents released by the bureau in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, court records, and extensive interviews with six members of the Genovese squad, as well as other law enforcement officials to whom the activist provided assistance."


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I saw this today on the Drudge Report. Why would this be such a bad thing? Did he get caught doing something else and offer to be an informant in exchange for not getting arrested? If not, why would this be a negative thing?
 
HumanityBlues said:
I saw this today on the Drudge Report. Why would this be such a bad thing? Did he get caught doing something else and offer to be an informant in exchange for not getting arrested? If not, why would this be a negative thing?
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I would question the intelligence of any citizen who volunteered to be an informant against such a dangerous crime family. I find it difficult to believe he did it out of the goodness of his heart. But, stranger things have happened.
 
I've always liked Sharpton. I didn't at first (and I'm talking about twenty-five years ago) but if you listen to what he says he usually makes a lot of sense. Having lived in some tough minority neighborhoods in Manhattan, I know first-hand a lot of the things he has accused the police of are, unfortunately, all too true, And the people who live in those neighborhoods know it because you see it all the time. (There are plenty of good, dedicated cops too.)

Sharpton says he made some complaints and funneled some information about the mob because he felt they were preying on the black community to an extent and law enforcement mostly ignored it. (True.) He denies, however, that his involvement ever rose to the level like they are trying to make it sound. In fact he suggests New York City police once put the word out he was a mob snitch in hopes of getting him whacked. I can believe that too! :cool:
 
newyorkguy said:
I've always liked Sharpton. I didn't at first (and I'm talking about twenty-five years ago) but if you listen to what he says he usually makes a lot of sense. Having lived in some tough minority neighborhoods in Manhattan, I know first-hand a lot of the things he has accused the police of are, unfortunately, all too true, And the people who live in those neighborhoods know it because you see it all the time. (There are plenty of good, dedicated cops too.)

Sharpton says he made some complaints and funneled some information about the mob because he felt they were preying on the black community to an extent and law enforcement mostly ignored it. (True.) He denies, however, that his involvement ever rose to the level like they are trying to make it sound. In fact he suggests New York City police once put the word out he was a mob snitch in hopes of getting him whacked. I can believe that too! :cool:
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Sharpton is a POS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Heights_riot

"As examples, they point to anti-Semitic statements made by protesters throughout the rioting, and comments made at Gavin Cato’s funeral. In his eulogy at the funeral, the Rev. Al Sharpton made comments about "diamond dealers" and commented "It's an accident to allow an apartheid ambulance service in the middle of Crown Heights."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Heights_riot#cite_note-slate-17 In addition, a banner displayed at the funeral read "Hitler did not do the job"."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley

"Sharpton, Maddox, and Mason generated a national media sensation. The three claimed officials all the way up to the state government were trying to cover up defendants in the case because they were white. Specifically, they named Steven Pagones, an Assistant District Attorney in Dutchess County, as one of the rapists, and a racist, among other accusations."


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applecorped said:
Sharpton is a POS...
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Guess I should have known, based on the body of work, this was intended as a hate thread.

Yes I know all about the accusations you're repeating, most of them over twenty-five years old. Sharpton is a street guy. He's gotten a lot smarter over the years.
 
newyorkguy said:
Guess I should have known, based on the body of work, this was intended as a hate thread.

Yes I know all about the accusations you're repeating, most of them over twenty-five years old. Sharpton is a street guy. He's gotten a lot smarter over the years.
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Poor Al. Caused people to die but still has fanboys.
 
newyorkguy said:
Sharpton says he made some complaints and funneled some information about the mob because he felt they were preying on the black community to an extent and law enforcement mostly ignored it. (True.) He denies, however, that his involvement ever rose to the level like they are trying to make it sound. In fact he suggests New York City police once put the word out he was a mob snitch in hopes of getting him whacked. I can believe that too! :cool:
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Oddly enough, I agree with you that I wouldn't put it past the police to lie about Sharpton like that. I also wouldn't put it past Sharpton to snitch in order to get himself out of trouble. It's not like there's a sterling record of honesty on either side. It's too soon to rush to judgment either way, I think.
 
I think you may be referring to a 1983 incident involving an undercover FBI agent. I don't believe Sharpton ever faced drug charges. An undercover FBI agent posing as a drug dealer tried to entice Sharpton into finding customers for him by promising a 10% finder's fee. Sharpton was never arrested because he never actually agreed to do anything illegal. In fact, he said later, he was certain the 'drug dealer' was an undercover officer and that the government was trying to set him up.

The black activist was offered thousands of dollars as a cut for arranging bulk sales of cocaine on the 1983 videotape... Sharpton admitted that he appears on the...tape but insisted he was rebuffing a government attempt to set him up. He says he played along with [undercover agent] Quintana even when he mentioned cocaine in part because he feared Quintana might be armed. Link
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ravdin said:
Oddly enough, I agree with you that I wouldn't put it past the police to lie about Sharpton like that. I also wouldn't put it past Sharpton to snitch in order to get himself out of trouble. It's not like there's a sterling record of honesty on either side. It's too soon to rush to judgment either way, I think.
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Exactly so.
 
newyorkguy said:
I've always liked Sharpton. I didn't at first (and I'm talking about twenty-five years ago) but if you listen to what he says he usually makes a lot of sense. Having lived in some tough minority neighborhoods in Manhattan, I know first-hand a lot of the things he has accused the police of are, unfortunately, all too true, And the people who live in those neighborhoods know it because you see it all the time. (There are plenty of good, dedicated cops too.)
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Overall, I agree - and although he was clearly unqualified to handle anything international, most of what he said during the 2004 Democratic primary was pretty sensible. Naturally, he's imperfect (with his protesting in favor of putting the Dunbar Village rapists up for bail being the latest example), but for the most part, I've found him to be a very strong voice for justice.

Except on his MSNBC show. That many can't read a teleprompter worth a damn...
 
Isn't it kind of dangerous to publicly out a mob informant?

I know it was a long time ago, but some of these people can hold a grudge for a long time, or are they all safely in jail forever or dead?

Sharpton is denying it, perhaps because he fears for his safety. I would.
 
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