They found him.
THREAD: An FBI informant recorded the planning of a KKK plot to kill a Black man in Florida in 2015.
Recordings obtained by @AP provide a detailed look inside the investigation that exposed a murder plot - and the klan’s link to law enforcement.
They found him.
He’d had psychotic episodes and ongoing mental health issues, and was fired previously by an FBI agent for blabbing about his work on another case.
After making contact with the klan, he signed a blood oath and was “naturalized” into the Invisible Empire of the KKK.
The FBI OK’d him to begin secretly recording.
That’s when three klansmen who were current and former prison guards approached him about the murder.
“One night we find him out there and I can walk right up, put him out of his misery,” said a klan leader, called the Exalted Cyclops.
The photos, elicited joy and cheers.
Even with proof of klansmen working in a state prison, the DOC didn't find cause to investigate further. A spokeswoman told @AP there was no indication of a wider problem.
Vehicles were festooned with imagery associated with white supremacist groups including the Confederate Flag and Q-Anon.
Williams is suing Florida and the three guards. Florida has moved to have the suit thrown out.
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