Good Morning POU! Hilton Owens was one of the first black special agents in the Internal Revenue Service’s elite Intelligence Division. Now called the Criminal Investigation Division, the unit pursues tax evaders. Its special agents have been called "giant-killers" for their successful cases against organized crime bosses and other powerful figures. Owens, who died … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Undercover Agents
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Undercover Agents
Good Morning POU! This week's topic will feature men and women who have lived the double life as undercover agents for various federal law enforcement agencies. Their lives on the line as they tread a very dangerous and complicated world as a person of color often working under threat of both alleged suspects as well as their own peers in the law enforcement arena. The … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Undercover Agents