[COMM-ORG] query: FBI investigations of Black leaders

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From: "Ty dePass" <maceito at comcast.net>


gente – here in Boston, our only Black state senator and our most 
progressive city councilor have been caught up in a bribery-extortion 
scandal by the outgoing Asst. US Attorney, an outgoing Bush appointee. 
notwithstanding the fact that the government’s Confidential Witness has 
made a number of media statements about his motivations and the conduct 
of the sting operation that seem to contradict the FBI’s official 
version of events, the cases are proceeding to federal court — while the 
court of (white) public opinion is already demanding blood.

i’m trying to assemble info on recent FBI sting operations in other 
cities that have snared Black (or Latino) political leaders at the 
local/state level for corruption, hoping to determine whether there is a 
pattern suggesting that US Justice Dept is again selectively targeting 
Black political leaders for prosecution (à lá COINTELPRO).

thus far, i’ve located a number of historical articles on the subject, 
located a (very) few recent on-line news clips, and now turn to 
co-listers for additional leads. — tdp



Ty dePass, Boston

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