Prosecutors in the trial of the Proud Boys conceded that a witness to be called by the defense had previously been paid by the FBI as a confidential informant against members of the far-right group.
In court on Thursday, attorneys for Tarrio revealed they intended to call the anonymous witness, but they grew concerned after prosecutors told them she had previously acted as a confidential human source for federal investigators.
"The government disclosed this information for the first time on the day before the witness was scheduled to appear," Rehl's attorney alleged in court documents. "The FBI never tasked the [informant] with gathering any information on the defendants or their defense counsel," prosecutors wrote."And although the FBI was generally aware that the [confidential human source ] was active in assisting defendants charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S.
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