Vince Palamara

My latest BLACK OP RADIO appearance is out now! Topic: ABRAHAM BOLDEN! https://blackopradio.com/archives2022.html

I extremely torn. It is down to these three agents: Joe Noonan, who served on the White House Detail at the same time as Abe (AND later joined him at the Chicago office), Bill Payne (who was on his shift) and Ken Wiesman, who was also on his shift. Noonan is the best resemblance, yet Payne has the same smirk/frown as in that photo. Abe’s one lawyer wondered if I knew who the agent (large arrow) standing next to Abe (smaller arrow) was.

A couple years back, I was excited to have found what I thought was a photo of Abe Bolden with JFK in Chicago 3/23/63 (as you can see by the other doc, he was definitely there). Abe initially said it was him, then thought it over and said it was not. It COULD be another African-American agent by the name of Conrad Cross (sadly, I have no photo of him).

Those granted pardons are:

— Abraham Bolden Sr., 86, the first Black Secret Service agent to serve on a presidential detail. In 1964, Bolden, who served on President John F. Kennedy’s detail, faced federal bribery charges that he attempted to sell a copy of a Secret Service file. His first trial ended in a hung jury.

Following his conviction in a second trial, key witnesses admitted lying at the prosecutor’s request. Bolden, of Chicago, was denied a retrial and served several years in federal prison. Bolden has maintained his innocence and wrote a book in which he argued he was targeted for speaking out against racist and unprofessional behavior in the Secret Service.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-pardons-secret-service-agent-84311666

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/clemency-recipient-list

Abraham W. Bolden, Sr. – Chicago, Illinois Abraham Bolden is an 86-year-old former U.S. Secret Service agent and was the first African American to serve on a presidential detail.  In 1964, Mr. Bolden was charged with offenses related to attempting to sell a copy of a Secret Service file.  His first trial resulted in a hung jury, and following his conviction at a second trial, even though key witnesses against him admitted to lying at the prosecutor’s request, Mr. Bolden was denied a new trial and ultimately served several years in federal custody.  He has steadfastly maintained his innocence, arguing that he was targeted for prosecution in retaliation for exposing unprofessional and racist behavior within the U.S. Secret Service.  Mr. Bolden has received numerous honors and awards for his ongoing work to speak out against the racism he faced in the Secret Service in the 1960s, and his courage in challenging injustice.  Mr. Bolden has also been recognized for his many contributions to his community following his release from prison.  

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/04/26/joe-biden-pardons-clemency/1901650969366/