What do you get when you mix snitching with a person of color who upholds white supremacy? The name would be Enrique Tarrio.

According to a Wednesday report by Reuters, the Proud Boys leader reportedly worked as an undercover informant for federal and local law enforcement, following a 2012 arrest.

A 2014 transcript including information from a federal prosecutor, an FBI agent and Tarrio’s personal lawyer, pinned Tarrio as a contributor to at least 13 people being charged with drug crimes and human smuggling, while helping authorities identify a gambling ring.

In an interview with the outlet, Tarrio denied any involvement in playing a role as an informant. “I don’t know any of this,” he said. “I don’t recall any of this.”

On Twitter CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers tweeted Tarrio “is practically Tekashi 69,” referencing the New York rapper who notoriously testified on behalf of prosecutors stemming from racketeering and weapons charges.

The effort was reportedly part of a plan to reduce Tarrio’s prison sentence and two co-defendants after pleading guilty to fraud over relabeling and selling stolen diabetes test kits.

Tarrio confirmed with Reuters that his sentence was reduced from 30 months to 16 months, but claimed it was approved because he helped investigators gain clarity regarding his case, not because he helped authorities investigate others.

According to Reuters, there remains no evidence that Tarrio participated as an informant after his sentence was reduced. But his interactions with police continued as a leader of the Proud Boys. Tarrio would reportedly inform local law enforcement of their intended rallies across the different cities they frequented.

Wednesday’s reveal triggered a series of reactions, leading some to ponder, what did he know and when did he know it?

The optics also don’t align with Tarrio’s purported image of a “patriot” who wishes to uphold “American values,” restoring it to its past “greatness.”

Tarrio, 36, was arrested and released days before the Capitol Hill insurrection. He plead not guilty to three counts: destruction of property over burning a Black Lives Matter flag taken from a historically Black church, and two felony weapons charges. As part of his release, a D.C. Superior Court Judge barred Tarrio from entering city limits until an upcoming hearing in June.

While Tarrio was not present at the riot stirred out of white rage and hate, his former affiliation as an informant speaks volumes. It’s best summed up by Singh Johannes, the prosecutor who went on record in the 2014 transcript confirming his involvement as an informant.

“I knew that he was a fraudster – but had no reason to know that he was also a domestic terrorist,” she said.

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