The Federal Reserve, a Privately Owned Banking Cartel, Has Been Given Police Powers, with Glock 22s and Patrol Cars
September 17, 2012 |
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mid morning on Monday, September 17, as Occupy Wall Street protesters
marched around the perimeter of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
all signs that an FRPD (Federal Reserve Police Department) existed had
disappeared. The FRPD patrol cars and law enforcement officers had been
replaced by NYPD patrol cars and officers. That decision may have
been made to keep from drawing attention to a mushrooming new domestic
police force that most Americans do not know exists.
FRLEOs now even have their own Federal Reserve Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Local 385. The group’s Facebook page carries the statement that it is a “government organization.” The site says the group “was established to create a fraternal organization for its membership and to act on behalf of the members as a liaison between the New Jersey State PBA and all other police agencies within the state and the country.” The connection to New Jersey likely stems from a now deceased police officer, James Rose, from Moonachie, New Jersey, who was a FRLEO in New York and helped to establish Local 385. In addition, the Regional office of the New York Fed is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Quietly, without fanfare or Congressional hearings, the
USA Patriot Act in 2001 bestowed on the 12 privately owned Federal
Reserve Banks, domestic policing powers.
Section 364 of the Act, “Uniform Protection Authority
for Federal Reserve,” reads: “Law enforcement officers designated or
authorized by the Board or a reserve bank under paragraph (1) or (2) are
authorized while on duty to carry firearms and make arrests without
warrants for any offense against the United States committed in their
presence…Such officers shall have access to law enforcement information
that may be necessary for the protection of the property or personnel of
the Board or a reserve bank.”
The police officers are technically known as FRLEO,
short for Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officer. The system has its
own police academies for training, their own patch and badges, uniforms,
pistols, rifles, police cars and the power to arrest coast to coast
without a warrant. They have ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain and
a recruitment ad campaign with the slogan: “It’s about respect and recognition from your peers. It’s you.”
According to a former St. Louis Federal Reserve Law
Enforcement Training Instructor, the officers are trained on pistol,
rifle, auto-rifle, sub-gun and shotgun with manufacturers encompassing
Smith & Wesson, Glock, Remington and Armalite.
The FRLEOs employed by the Federal Reserve Board of
Governors in Washington, D.C. are considered employees of the Federal
government since the Board is a government entity. Each of the 12
Federal Reserve Banks, as settled law under Lewis v. United States
confirms, is a private corporation owned by commercial banks in its
region. An email to several of the Federal Reserve Banks confirmed that
they regard their FRLEOs to be privately employed by the bank.
The San Francisco Fed ran an ad for Captain Specialist,
noting that “you will be charged with gathering and disseminating law
enforcement intelligence information to the District.” It also noted
that the individual would need to “obtain and maintain top secret
clearance.” Typically, that clearance level is reserved for only the
highest positions in the Federal government.
A recruitment ad for the Richmond Fed indicates their FRLEOs would be
plugged into the nation’s criminal databases: “The Law Enforcement Unit
has an immediate opening for a Communications Center Operator,
reporting to the Center leadership team in Richmond, Virginia. The pay
is $32,458 — $40,573…[the officer will query] “information from a
variety of law enforcement data bases for information, wants/warrants,
intelligence, driver’s license and vehicle information, etc.” The
Cleveland Fed notes that the job “may include, but would not be limited
to: use of deadly or non-lethal force…” FRLEOs now even have their own Federal Reserve Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Local 385. The group’s Facebook page carries the statement that it is a “government organization.” The site says the group “was established to create a fraternal organization for its membership and to act on behalf of the members as a liaison between the New Jersey State PBA and all other police agencies within the state and the country.” The connection to New Jersey likely stems from a now deceased police officer, James Rose, from Moonachie, New Jersey, who was a FRLEO in New York and helped to establish Local 385. In addition, the Regional office of the New York Fed is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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