I mentioned in an earlier post that the alleged far-right group, Proud Boys, was likely to be some kind of agent provocateur.

Now it turns out that one of the leaders, arrested in the wake of the Capitol Protest of January 6, was actually an FBI informant.

“The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group has been unmasked as a “prolific” former FBI informant.

Enrique Tarrio, 36, worked undercover exposing a human trafficking ring, and helped with drug and gambling cases, according to court documents.

Tarrio’s documented involvement with law enforcement related to the period 2012 -2014. There was no evidence of him cooperating after that.”

Tarrio himself says he has no recollection of every having acted as an informant.