Jeff Jamar
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Jeff Jamar is an FBI Special Agent in Charge, who rose to notoriety for his role in the 1993 Waco siege
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On May 25, 1982 Jamar met with FBI agents Fitzpatrick, Montanari, Robert McEleney, SAC Ed Enright, Randy Prillaman, McWeeney, Joe Rush, and supervisors Ronald Reese and Anthony Amoroso, to discuss the Halloran/Wheeler murder. Jamar was involved because two FBI informants were being investigated on charges that they had been complicit in the murder. This perceived "bungling" was later mentioned in a civil suit alleging mass mismanagement of the Informant system.
On November 20, 1990 he and Minneapolis police chief declined to comment on the size of the ransom being demanded in the abduction of a local bank chairman.
In 1993, he referred to the San Antonio prison gang
El Eme as the "most dominant" gang within the Texas judicial system.
He was charged as a defendant in the 1999 civil suit Andrade et al. vs Chojnacki et al.
Waco Siege
The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located east-northeast of Waco,...
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- 1982 - Informant Coordinator at FBI headquarters
- 1990 - SAC for the FBI's Minneapolis field office
- 1993 - SAC for the FBI's San Antonio field office
On May 25, 1982 Jamar met with FBI agents Fitzpatrick, Montanari, Robert McEleney, SAC Ed Enright, Randy Prillaman, McWeeney, Joe Rush, and supervisors Ronald Reese and Anthony Amoroso, to discuss the Halloran/Wheeler murder. Jamar was involved because two FBI informants were being investigated on charges that they had been complicit in the murder. This perceived "bungling" was later mentioned in a civil suit alleging mass mismanagement of the Informant system.
On November 20, 1990 he and Minneapolis police chief declined to comment on the size of the ransom being demanded in the abduction of a local bank chairman.
In 1993, he referred to the San Antonio prison gang
Prison gang
Prison gang is a term used to denote any type of gang activity in prisons and correctional facilities. Prison officials and others in law enforcement use the term security threat group or STG...
El Eme as the "most dominant" gang within the Texas judicial system.
Waco
Jamar served as the siege commander during Waco, aided by agents Robert Ricks, Richard Schwein, Richard Swensen and Richard Rogers.He was charged as a defendant in the 1999 civil suit Andrade et al. vs Chojnacki et al.