Bo Dietl
| Richard A. Dietl | |
|---|---|
| New York City Police Department (NYPD) | |
| Nickname | Bo |
| Place of birth | New York City, New York |
| Years of service | 1969-1985 |
| Rank | Detective |
| Other work | Businessman, Radio Personality, Actor, Author |
Richard Alfredo "Bo" Dietl is a former New York City Police Department detective and a media personality known for contributing on the Fox News Network and the Don Imus Show. As of 2010 he serves as Chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council, appointed by Governor George Pataki in 1995.
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[edit] NYPD career
After injuring his ankle in a skydiving accident, Dietl retired from the NYPD in March 1985 (rather than take a desk job)[citation needed] and went on to found Beau Dietl & Associates, specializing in corporate investigations for major international companies. Among his clients are Columbia Pictures, Coca-Cola, Grey Advertising, PaineWebber, Lehman Brothers, Bankers Trust and the Saudi Royal Family.
The Republican and Conservative Parties of New York State for the 6th Congressional District nominated Dietl for the U.S. Congress in 1986.[1]
[edit] Film influences
- In 1998 Dietl's autobiography One Tough Cop: The Bo Dietl Story was made into the film One Tough Cop starring Stephen Baldwin as Bo Dietl.[2]
- The plot in Abel Ferrara's crime drama Bad Lieutenant is mainly inspired by Dietl's 1981 investigation of the rape of a young nun, however the similarities end there. Unlike the protagonist played by Harvey Keitel in the film, Dietl was not addicted to cocaine or an alcoholic during his tenure in law enforcement. Dietl played a role in the beginning of the film, as one of the investigating detectives.
- Dietl played the narc who arrests Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film, Goodfellas.
- An interview with Dietl is included in the documentary Fabled Enemies by Jason Bermas of Loose Change fame. Dietl speaks about his relationship with FBI agent John P. O'Neill who was the leading expert on Osama bin Laden until his resignation from the FBI in August 2001 to become head of security at the World Trade Center, where he was killed in the September 11 attacks.
[edit] Radio and television
Dietl is a frequent guest of Don Imus on the Imus in the Morning radio program on WABC radio and simulcast on Fox Business Network. He appears regularly on Fox News Channel shows, including The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Geraldo at Large. He has also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[3] and had a guest starring role on the NBC crime drama Law & Order.
In 2010, in response to the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks disseminating various leaked classified material, Bo Dietl and Bob Beckel called for the assassination of the website's spokesman Julian Assange [4]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Beau Dietl & Associates
- Bo Dietl's Website
- Bo Dietl's Security Firm
- Bo Dietl's Movies
- Bo Dietl's Movies
- Bo Dietl at the Internet Movie Database
- Audio interview with Bo Dietl
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