Bo Dietl
Richard Dietl | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bo |
| Police career | |
| Department | New York City Police Department (NYPD) |
| Service years | 1972 - 1985 |
| Rank | Detective |
| Other work | Businessman, Radio Personality |
Richard "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.
Dietl currently serves as Chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council, appointed by Governor George Pataki in 1995.
NYPD career
After injuring his ankle in a skydiving accident, Dietl retired from the NYPD in March 1985 (rather than take a desk job) 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. Dietl was also given the secret Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe to safeguard while the company's internal security was being revamped [1]. [2]
The Republican and Conservative Parties of New York State for the 6th Congressional District nominated Mr. Dietl for the U.S. Congress in 1986. [3]
Film
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.[4]
The plot in Abel Ferrara's crime drama Bad Lieutenant is mainly inspired by Dietl's 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 movie, which had Harvey Keitel as the anti-hero, as one of the investigating detectives.
Dietl also played the narc who arrests Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film, Goodfellas.
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 has also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and had a guest starring role on the NBC crime drama Law & Order.
According to The New York Times, Dietl claimed to have talked to Imus just after the cancellation of the MSNBC simulcast of Imus' morning show on April 11, 2007. Dietl said that he had just talked by telephone with the host, and that Imus' mood was "very down, very upset about what occurred with MSNBC. I said to him that they didn't even give him time to talk to the victims. He agreed with me."
On the November 9, 2009, installation of the Don Imus show on the Fox News Channel, Dietl poked fun at journalist Katie Couric's appearance with racist and sexist comments and gestures. He said, “She’s got her eyes pulled so far, she’s starting to look Chinese herself . . . Ten years ago, she looked American. Today she looks Oriental.” He also pulled his eyes back in a “slant-eye” gesture. The Organization of Chinese Americans released a statement criticizing Dietl for his offensive behavior and encouraging people to send letters to the president of the Fox News Channel.
Media Controversy
In September 18, 2009, the [New York Post] published an article with Mafia informant John Alite stating that Bo Dietl betrayed prosecutors by selling confidential information to the Gambino crime family on cases and the identity of informants. Bo Dietl has categorically denied the charges. [5]
On the November 9, 2009, installation of the Don Imus show on the Fox News Channel, Dietl poked fun at journalist Katie Couric's appearance with what were widely perceived as racist and sexist comments and gestures. He said, “She’s got her eyes pulled so far, she’s starting to look Chinese herself . . . Ten years ago, she looked American. Today she looks Oriental.” He also pulled his eyes back in a “slant-eye” gesture. The Organization of Chinese Americans released a statement criticizing Dietl for his offensive behavior and encouraging people to send letters to the president of the Fox News Channel. [6]
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