FBI Agents Association Statement on the Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier

For Immediate Release: July 2, 2024

Natalie Bara, President of the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA), representing over 14,000 FBI Special Agents nationwide, issued the following statement:

“The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) thanks the Parole Commission for refusing parole for convicted murderer Leonard Peltier.  FBIAA strongly opposed parole for Peltier.  Activists sympathetic to Peltier attempted to mislead the Commission and the public to secure release of this unremorseful murderer of FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.  FBIAA will continue to counter these efforts, and we stand with the entire FBI family in our determination to ensure that Peltier serves his full sentence. The brutal murders of Special Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams remain a deep wound for the FBI family, and Peltier’s lack of remorse only compounds the tragedy. We believe this decision upholds justice for our fallen colleagues and their families. The FBIAA reaffirms its commitment to honoring the memory of Agents Coler and Williams, and Peltier’s continued incarceration is necessary to ensure public safety and respect for the law.”