Joseph Adams (mercenary)
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Joe S. Adams, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Other work | Mercenary, bodyguard, private investigator |
Joe S. "Tirador" Adams, Jr. is an American private investigator and former mercenary who trained the forces of, and acted as a bodyguard for, Adolfo Calero, one of the leaders of the Contra rebellion in Nicaragua. In his 1988 trial in Florida for violations of the Neutrality Act, Adams was accused of having done so on behalf of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.[1] Adams was the first person indicted in Iran-Contra, was convicted, sentenced to one day of unsupervised probation and a $50.00 fine, and then pardoned.[2][3] Adams has been the subject of over 100 newspaper articles. [citation needed] Adams has also been featured in mercenary magazines such as Eagle and Soldier of Fortune.[3]
A former member of the United States Marine Corps, Adams has also worked as a mercenary and security consultant in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe.[3] He currently operates Adams Investigations in St. Louis, Missouri and has worked numerous high-profile cases there, including the capture of an FBI Top Ten Most-Wanted Fugitive.[4]
Adams is a former bodybuilder and powerlifter who appeared in several of Joe Weider's publications in the 1970s, and appeared in shoots with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[3][4]
In the 1980s, Adams was the subject of controversy in the St. Louis area when, acting as a bounty hunter, a prisoner in his custody died from the effects of a stun gun.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate (December 1988). Kerry Committee Report. DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 125.
- ^ a b Roberts, Randall (29 March 2006). "The Split from Hell". River Front Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, Randall (30 June 2004). "We Spy". River Front Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b Cooperman, Jeannette (20 July 2012). "Night Vision: Private Investigator Joe Adams Spends a Cozy Retirement Chasing Illegal Immigrants Through the Arizona Desert". St Louis Mag. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.
References
[edit]- Bainerman, J. The Crimes of a President. 1992 (42-3)
- Christic Institute. Sheehan Affidavit. 1988-03-25 (125, 128, 138–9)
- Christic Institute. Inside the Shadow Government. March 31, 1988. (82, 84, 86, 90-91, 139)
- Marshall, J. The Iran-Contra Connection. 1987 (271)
- Newsweek,The Shadowy World of America's Mercenaries , Archived. November 3, 1986 (35)
- Scott, P.D. and Marshall, J. Cocaine Politics. 1991 (152, 158)
- Sklar, H. Washington's War on Nicaragua. 1988 (286-7)
- Terrell, J. Disposable Patriot. 1992 (160-1, 410)
- Honey, M. Hostile Acts. 1994. (395-400)
- The Progressive, March 1987
Hyperlinks
[edit]- "Meet Colonel Joe S. Adams". The Washington Guard Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024.
- "Colonel Joe Adams". Project Bluelight Scouts. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024.