Michael Riconosciuto

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Person.png Michael Riconosciuto  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(engineer, spook)
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BornMichael James Riconosciuto
Interesting character

Career

"Self proclaimed CIA" and very probably deep state operative.[1]

Iran-Contra

Quite probably...

October Surprise

Full article: October Surprise

Riconosciuto has stated that he has knowledge of the October Surprise.[2]

Nathan Baca's Emmy winning series "The Octopus Murders" featured documents from the archives of Michael Riconosciuto.[3] [4] These documents have been the subject of interest for recently reopened cold case homicide investigations.[5] [6]

Inslaw

Full article: Inslaw

In early 1991, Riconosciuto filed an affidavit before a House judiciary committee investigating the bankruptcy case of Inslaw Inc. v. United States Government.[7] Riconosciuto was called to testify before Congress regarding the modification of PROMIS, a case-management software program that had been developed for the Department of Justice by Washington, D.C.-based Inslaw Inc..[8] Riconosciuto declared that he had been under the direction of Earl Brian, who was then a controlling shareholder and director of Hadron, Inc..

Hadron[9] was a competitor to Inslaw and was also a government consulting firm with "several contracts with the Department of Defense and the CIA.".[10]

Within eight days of this declaration, Riconosciuto was arrested for conspiracy to manufacture, conspiracy to distribute, possession with intent to distribute, and with distribution - a total of ten counts related to methamphetamine and methadone.[11][12]

During his trial, Riconosciuto accused the Drug Enforcement Administration of stealing two copies of his tape. Then later he claimed a third was tossed by him into a Washington State swamp.

In addition to his claims of a government "frame up" related to Inslaw, Riconosciuto maintained that the chemical laboratory on his property was in use for the extraction of precious metals such as platinum in a highly specialized mining operation.[13]

  1. https://ionamiller.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/take-a-slide-down-the-labyrinthine-rabbithole-of-cia-wizard-michael-j-riconosciuto/
  2. Fricker, Richard L. (1993). "The INSLAW Octopus". Wired magazine. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 2008-10-02.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto"). (see: subsection "Earl W. Brian - The Consummate Insider: What a Surprise", p. 8)
  3. "Nathan Baca, KESQ.com".Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  4. Nathan Baca (2009-07-31). "Part 31: Secret Government Program Linked to Local Murders". ABC News Channel 3, KESQ.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  5. "Suspect Arrested in Triple Murder Had Been Given Immunity". NBC Los Angeles. 2009-06-11.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  6. "Archive page, Cabazon Arms".Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  7. Harry V. Martin (November 17, 1992). "It Happened Right Here! – Wife of key witness in Justice scandal - INSLAW case - is arrested in Napa". Napa Sentinel. 8 (547).Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  8. Committee on the Judiciary (1992-09-10). "House Report 102-857:THE INSLAW AFFAIR, Investigative Report". Retrieved 2008-08-22.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  9. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1.01/inslaw.html Fricker, in Wired, 1993, p. 3. "... Hadron, Inc., a company controlled by [Edwin] Meese [US Att. Gen. 1985-88] and Reagan-crony Earl Brian."
  10. Colhoun, Jack (1999-10-14). "Israeli Spy Cover-up Crumbles". The Consortiumnews.com. Retrieved 2009-02-15.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  11. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named witness
  12. Associated Press (1992-01-19). "Jury Says Guilty -- Man Claims Frame-Up But Faces 20-Year Term After Verdict On Seven Drug-Related". Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 2008-09-02.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  13. "Case of backwoods lab: Was it mining or 'meth'?". The Morning News Tribune. 1991-03-15. Retrieved 2009-12-02.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").