COINTELPRO plot against ‘Omaha 2’ included a cadre of top FBI officials
December 10, 2008 by Michael Richardson
In Omaha, Nebraska, the leaders of a Black Panther group, Ed Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, were the targets of COINTELPRO. J. Edgar Hoover, then FBI director, had ordered the massive operation against the Panthers and other domestic political organizations and individuals. Hoover’s goal was to “disrupt” the Black Panthers out of existence by targeting its leadership for elimination, prosecution and a host of dirty tricks.
Assistant Chief of Police Glen W. Gates was the police command officer working with the Omaha FBI office to thwart the investigation into the identity of Minard’s killer, betraying his murdered fellow officer to make a case against the two activists.