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In an extensive
report based on documents uncovered by The Smoking Gun, MSNBC host Al Sharpton
is named as a former mafia “associate” who was complicit in criminal acts. That
ended when the Federal Bureau of Investigation approached Sharpton and
solicited him to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine, taped his
interaction with an undercover agent, and forced him to “flip” after he
indicated he was open to the proposal.
The documents allege that Sharpton went on to extort music
labels for funds for his nonprofit organization and to maintain his connections
with the mob, all while collecting information for the FBI which were later
applied to indictments of several major organized crime figures. To MSNBC host Joe
Scarborough, this story makes Sharpton a “great example to people.”
“I helped the government against guys that were in the music
industry mobsters who threatened me,” Sharpton asserted on Morning Joe.
“Is that a bad thing?” Scarborough asked incredulously.
“You’re supposed to do that,” Sharpton replied.
He said that the FBI was attempting to “ensnare” him and his
group in a plan to investigate the mafia’s ties to professional boxing, which
is exactly what you would say about your voluntary association with law
enforcement. In fact, the allegations in The Smoking Gun report indicate that
Sharpton’s ties to boxing promoter Don King made him a target of interest to
both the mob and to the FBI.
The Bureau allegedly sought his “help” by confronting him
with a tape in which Sharpton indicated he was interested in purchasing $35,000
worth of cocaine.
“It’s a great example to people,” Scarborough says. “So,
we’ve got that taken care of.”
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