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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Calls in Fox News Host and TV P.I. to Help ICE Barbie
President Donald Trump has added two more of his Fox News favorites to a role in his administration. He announced Thursday the current network host Mark Levin and former commentator Bo Dietl, who recently grabbed headlines as a central figure in a Real Housewives of New Jersey scandal, had been appointed to a Homeland Security Advisory Council. Also added to the 'revamped' council is the Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and the MAGA Florida lawmaker Joseph Gruters. Trump wrote that the quartet are 'experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers.' They will serve on the council in addition to their existing roles, and it is unclear how much they will be compensated—if at all—for their advisory work. 'Under Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's leadership, HSAC will work hard on developing new Policies and Strategies that will help us secure our Border, deport Illegal Criminal Thugs, stop the flow of Fentanyl and other illegal drugs that are killing our Citizens, and MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN,' Trump added. Levin, 67, is the host of Fox News' Life, Liberty & Levin, and has been supportive of Trump's immigration crackdown. He even had Noem on his show in February to talk about flying alleged criminal migrants to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Levin has at times been critical of MAGA 2.0, criticizing the Trump administration for cozying up to Russia's Vladimir Putin and for negotiating with 'Hamas Nazis.' That appears to be water under the bridge now, however. Levin posted to X after the announcement: 'What an honor! Thank you, Mr. President!' Dietl, 74, was banished from Fox News in 2016 after he was accused of accepting a private detective gig to discredit sexual harassment allegations against the network's then-CEO Roger Ailes. Before his ouster, he was Fox's 'tough cop' commentator who once called for the execution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on air. Notably, given his new spot on Noem's team, Dietl told the network in 2017—amid his failed NYC mayoral bid—that the U.S. should not seek to deport immigrants who are 'working hard' or are 'peaceful' with U.S. citizen kids. 'Someone with three kids who are illegally here,' he said, 'what are we going to do? Get rid of the breadwinner? If he's a peaceful, loving person? We have to identify them. We got to give path to citizenship. We have to identify who they are. That's where I'm at. I'm not for deporting the family of three—with three kids, because who's going to pay for them? We're going to.' Dietl is a former New York Police Department detective who was the head of security for Jordan Belfort, of Wolf of Wall Street fame, in the 1990s. He starred as himself in the 2013 blockbuster, which also featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill, and Matthew McConaughey. Dietl has also featured in other Martin Scorsese crime flicks, like Goodfellas and The Irishman, and was at one point an Arby's pitchman in the fast-food chain's attempts to cut into Subway's customer base. He most recently has worked as a private investigator and was accused in a lawsuit last year of hacking a computer to dig up dirt on Real Housewives of New Jersey stars. He has denied being involved. He also sold a 50 per cent stake in his private security company to a Chinese firm in 2015, which boasted about the deal being part of the Chinese Communist Party's 'belt and road initiative,' The New York Post reported. The Queens native thanked Trump for appointing him Thursday by writing a statement that was similar to what the president posted himself on Truth Social. 'I am incredibly honored to share that President Trump has appointed me to serve on the newly revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC)!' he wrote. 'It is a true privilege to join this important mission alongside South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Mark Levin, and Joseph Gruters, under the leadership of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. 'Our focus will be on securing our borders, removing violent criminal offenders, stopping the deadly flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs, and helping to MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. With decades of experience in law enforcement and security, I am ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work for the American people. Thank you, President Trump, for this incredible opportunity. Let's get it done!' Previously the advisory group had included the former CIA director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, former New York, Boston and Los Angeles police commissioner Bill Bratton, and William Webster, who had led both the FBI and CIA.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Once-close Eric Adams ally alleges migrant contract corruption
NEW YORK — A longtime friend of New York City Mayor Eric Adams alleged Wednesday that he was instructed to submit inflated bids for city contracts. Bo Dietl — a former NYPD detective, one-time mayoral candidate and persistent political gadfly — said during an episode of his One Tough Podcast that he was told to triple security cost estimates at migrant shelters when submitting proposals to the Adams administration. Dietl runs a security and private investigation firm, Beau Dietl & Associates. As POLITICO reported, he sought a municipal security contract last year with the help of Tim Pearson, a former top aide to Adams. 'I says: You know what Mr. Mayor? Your people, and you know who they are, came to me and wanted me to bid on contracts three times the going rate,' Dietl said while recounting the last time he spoke with Adams roughly seven months ago. 'He looked at me: I don't know what you're talking about, Bo,' he added. 'I said: Eric, you should know what I'm talking about. You're the mayor. He got up, walked away, I never spoke to him after that.' Dietl's allegations, which he also made during a February interview with The Real Deal, were part of a broader diatribe against Adams and what he views as wasteful migrant spending. Dietl, who previously raised money for Adams and did work for his legal defense fund until the former police officer was fired over a foul-mouthed tirade directed at a POLITICO reporter, did not respond to repeated attempts to glean more details about his accusation that Adams aides urged him to pad his estimates. City Hall denied the mayor was aware of any conversations about contracting with Dietl's firm and noted security companies are often subcontractors not directly selected by government officials. 'Tim Pearson does not work for this administration, and neither Bo Dietl nor his company were ever awarded migrant-related contracts with the city,' spokesperson Liz Garcia said in a statement. 'The Adams administration has always remained dedicated to being fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars. In fact, thanks to our strong fiscal management, we have saved taxpayers over $5 billion over three fiscal years, and any insinuation otherwise is baseless and false.' A spokesperson for the city's Department of Investigation declined to comment on Dietl's remarks. Neither Pearson nor his attorney responded to a request for comment. As POLITICO reported last year, a top mayoral aide delayed the opening of a Brooklyn migrant facility as he attempted to steer a lucrative security contract to Dietl. The aide, Pearson, was tasked with overseeing migrant contracts before he was forced to resign in September amid multiple lawsuits and corruption probes. According to a lawsuit filed against Pearson by one of his underlings, the Adams confidante had expressed a desire to make money off migrant contracts, at one point allegedly lamenting, 'Where are my crumbs?' Pearson has denied the allegations. Pearson was also involved in a 2023 scuffle with security guards at a migrant shelter that prompted a separate lawsuit. The city has agreed to pay $350,000 to three guards who alleged Pearson attacked them, according to a Daily News report.
Politico
09-04-2025
- Business
- Politico
Once-close Eric Adams ally alleges migrant contract corruption
NEW YORK — A longtime friend of New York City Mayor Eric Adams alleged Wednesday that he was instructed to submit inflated bids for city contracts. Bo Dietl — a former NYPD detective, one-time mayoral candidate and persistent political gadfly — said during an episode of his One Tough Podcast that he was told to triple security cost estimates at migrant shelters when submitting proposals to the Adams administration. Dietl runs a security and private investigation firm, Beau Dietl & Associates. As POLITICO reported , he sought a municipal security contract last year with the help of Tim Pearson, a former top aide to Adams. 'I says: You know what Mr. Mayor? Your people, and you know who they are, came to me and wanted me to bid on contracts three times the going rate,' Dietl said while recounting the last time he spoke with Adams roughly seven months ago. 'He looked at me: I don't know what you're talking about, Bo,' he added. 'I said: Eric, you should know what I'm talking about. You're the mayor. He got up, walked away, I never spoke to him after that.' Dietl's allegations, which he also made during a February interview with The Real Deal, were part of a broader diatribe against Adams and what he views as wasteful migrant spending. Dietl, who previously raised money for Adams and did work for his legal defense fund until the former police officer was fired over a foul-mouthed tirade directed at a POLITICO reporter, did not respond to repeated attempts to glean more details about his accusation that Adams aides urged him to pad his estimates. City Hall denied the mayor was aware of any conversations about contracting with Dietl's firm and noted security companies are often subcontractors not directly selected by government officials. 'Tim Pearson does not work for this administration, and neither Bo Dietl nor his company were ever awarded migrant-related contracts with the city,' spokesperson Liz Garcia said in a statement. 'The Adams administration has always remained dedicated to being fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars. In fact, thanks to our strong fiscal management, we have saved taxpayers over $5 billion over three fiscal years, and any insinuation otherwise is baseless and false.' A spokesperson for the city's Department of Investigation declined to comment on Dietl's remarks. Neither Pearson nor his attorney responded to a request for comment. As POLITICO reported last year , a top mayoral aide delayed the opening of a Brooklyn migrant facility as he attempted to steer a lucrative security contract to Dietl. The aide, Pearson, was tasked with overseeing migrant contracts before he was forced to resign in September amid multiple lawsuits and corruption probes. According to a lawsuit filed against Pearson by one of his underlings, the Adams confidante had expressed a desire to make money off migrant contracts, at one point allegedly lamenting, 'Where are my crumbs?' Pearson has denied the allegations. Pearson was also involved in a 2023 scuffle with security guards at a migrant shelter that prompted a separate lawsuit. The city has agreed to pay $350,000 to three guards who alleged Pearson attacked them, according to a Daily News report .
