Robert Eringer | |
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Born | Robert Henry Eringer October 5, 1954 |
Occupation | Investigative journalist |
Citizenship | United States |
Genre | Counterintelligence |
Years active | 1977-present |
Relatives | Disney illustrator "Papa Duke" |
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RobertEringer |
Robert Eringer, born October 5, 1954, is an author, investigative journalist and private-sector counterintelligence operative.Salon magazine described Eringer as an “obscure journalist” with ties to Clair George, the former Deputy Director of Operations of the CIA. Eringer freelanced for the FBI's Foreign Counter-Intelligence Division to assist with the apprehension of Edward Lee Howard, an ex-CIA officer who defected to the Soviet Union in 1985. In this ruse, Eringer commissioned Howard to write the Spy’s Guide to Central Europe. Eringer describes his assignments for the FBI, which also included keeping tabs on Ira Einhorn, in his book Ruse: Undercover with FBI Counterintelligence (2008).
His first book, The Global Manipulators (1980), is an exposé on the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group which found a cult following. Eringer interviewed E. Stanley Rittenhouse and Dr. Carroll Quigley for the book. Subsequent undercover journalism led to damaging exposé magazine articles to the Liberty Lobby, "The Force of Willis Carto" was published in Mother Jones, and he went undercover to expose Ku Klux Klan (klavern) activity in Europe for The Sunday People in 1980. Eringer subsequently became a freelance foreign-correspondent for the Toledo Blade' and Toronto Star for much of the 1980s.
Eringer, Prince Albert II of Monaco's, "personal intelligence advisor" from 2002 to 2007, is also known for writing an anti-Monaco blog, in which he expresses disapproval of the conduct of Prince Albert II of Monaco and numerous members of Prince Albert II’s staff. While Eringer initially focused his blog on Monaco, he also concentrates on influence from Russia and Russian heads of state; Mark Adams, spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee, acknowledged the receipt of Mr. Eringer's letter and his offer to cooperate with the ethics commission, but declined to confirm that they would investigate the documents Eringer offered as evidence.