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.
The Republican and Conservative Parties of New York State for the 6th Congressional District nominated Dietl for the U.S. Congress in 1986. [1]
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.[2]
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.
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. [3]
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