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TalkingDog

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Sun Jan 19, 2014, 10:44 PM Jan 2014

Bank of America Boasts To the Washington State Patrol About Intel Collection on Occupy Protestors

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/01/10/looking-for-intel-on-occupy-protesters-bank-of-america-boasts-to-the-washington-state-patrol-it-will-find-it-first


Here's what she does with her time, according to an email she wrote to WSP in November, unearthed by public records activist Andrew Hendricks:

From time to time I will see items that I believe will be of use to my friends at WSP - especially during session. May Day I will pick your brain for intel and I will give you a lot also - the Public-Private Partnership worked great last year and hopefully being ahead of the Anarchists will protect all of you from the protests/arrests/injury.

If you find any intel on Anarchists or Occupy Protesters please let me know - I will most likely find it first as Social Media trolling is not what the WSP does best - Bank of America has a team of 20 people and that's all they do all day and then pass it to us around the country!!"


This isn't the first time Bank of America has been accused of hiring private "intelligence" agents to identify, track, and undermine political activists. In 2011, the New York Times and other publications wrote about leaked documents showing that tech-security firm HBGary drew up a proposal for the bank to engage in "counterespionage work"—digging up dirt, planting fake documents, etc.—against WikiLeaks and its supporters, including journalist Glenn Greenwald. The bank denied any relationship with HBGary. But Triplett-Kolerich is a Bank of America employee. Company representatives, including Triplett-Kolerich herself, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
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Bank of America Boasts To the Washington State Patrol About Intel Collection on Occupy Protestors (Original Post) TalkingDog Jan 2014 OP
Of course they're still doing this anti partisan Jan 2014 #1
The WSP still does a lot of background checks... seattledo Jan 2014 #2
Working Assets offers credit cards thru BoA. Triana Jan 2014 #3

anti partisan

(429 posts)
1. Of course they're still doing this
Sun Jan 19, 2014, 10:47 PM
Jan 2014

And to think that they are in DU, maybe even posting, is not being crazy. It's most likely the reality.

 

seattledo

(295 posts)
2. The WSP still does a lot of background checks...
Sun Jan 19, 2014, 10:52 PM
Jan 2014

so people here can buy handguns. They do not represent the will of the people.

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
3. Working Assets offers credit cards thru BoA.
Sun Jan 19, 2014, 11:43 PM
Jan 2014

That is no doubt a HUGE source of intel on "libruls" and so-called "anarchists". IntereSTINK.

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