Bo Dietl
{{short description|American radio personality and former detective}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bo Dietl
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|4}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| party = Republican (before 2014)
Democratic (2014–2017)
Independent (since 2017)
|occupation = Member, Homeland Security Advisory Council
| module = {{Infobox police officer | embed = yes
|department = New York City Police Department (NYPD)
|serviceyears = 1970–1985
|rank = Detective}}
}}
Richard A. "Bo" Dietl (born December 4, 1950) is an American media personality, actor, and political appointee. He is a member of President Trump's Homeland Security Advisory Council. He has previously served as an NYPD police detective, and as a private investigator. Dietl has appeared in films, including as himself in The Wolf of Wall Street, and his autobiography was made into a movie.
Early life and police career
Dietl was born in Queens on December 4, 1950, as the youngest of four siblings.{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=J. David |date=2017-10-25 |title=For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/nyregion/for-bo-dietl-the-campaign-show-goes-wherever-he-does.html |access-date=2022-08-30 |issn=0362-4331}} He was raised in Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, Queens. After graduating Richmond Hill High School, he worked as a unionized concrete laborer and iron worker, working on the original World Trade Center. He later joined the New York City Police Department, where he worked for fifteen years. While on the force, he became a high profile detective, making over 1,400 felony arrests, and was awarded 62 medals by the department. He also became a decoy in which he was mugged over 500 times and had 30 line of duty injuries. He retired in 1985.{{Cite web |last=Pileggi |first=Nicholas |date=August 26, 1985 |title=The Cop Who Came in From the Heat |url=http://www.thestacksreader.com/the-cop-who-came-in-from-the-heat/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=The Stacks Reader |language=en-US}}
Dietl also served as head of security for Jordan Belfort during the 1990s.{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Linette |date=January 27, 2014 |title=Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bo-dietl-on-jordan-belfort-2014-1?r=US&IR=T |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=Business Insider}}
He is the founder and CEO of Beau Dietl & Associates and Beau Dietl Consulting Services.
Film, television, and radio
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.{{Cite web |title=One Tough Cop (1998) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122642/ |access-date=October 23, 2013 |publisher=IMDb.com}} The plot in Abel Ferrara's crime drama Bad Lieutenant is mainly inspired by Dietl's 1981 investigation of the rape of a young nun.{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=J. David |title=For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/nyregion/for-bo-dietl-the-campaign-show-goes-wherever-he-does.html |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=New York Times | issn = 0362-4331 | eissn = 1553-8095 | oclc = 1645522 |date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225155459/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/nyregion/for-bo-dietl-the-campaign-show-goes-wherever-he-does.html |archive-date=25 December 2017 |page=A22}}{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Shawn G. |title=2 seized in rape and robbery of Harlem nun |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/25/nyregion/2-seized-in-rape-and-robbery-of-harlem-nun.html |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=New York Times | issn = 0362-4331 | eissn = 1553-8095 | oclc = 1645522 |date=25 October 1981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524084336/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/25/nyregion/2-seized-in-rape-and-robbery-of-harlem-nun.html |archive-date=24 May 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Macaulay |first1=Scott |title=Vice Squad: Director Abel Ferrara and Screenwriter Zoë Lund on Bad Lieutenant |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/107670-vice-squad-director-abel-ferrara-on-screenwriter-zoe-lund-on-bad-lieutenant/#.XSv9f4TP3IU |website=Filmmaker |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715041315/https://filmmakermagazine.com/107670-vice-squad-director-abel-ferrara-on-screenwriter-zoe-lund-on-bad-lieutenant/#.XSv9f4TP3IU |archive-date=15 July 2019 |date=1993 |quote=published online July 7, 2019}}
Dietl has appeared in three Martin Scorsese films: as the detective who arrests Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), as himself in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and as labor leader and mob boss Joseph Glimco in The Irishman (2019).{{Cite news |last=Lopez |first=Linette |date=January 27, 2014 |title=Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag' |work=Business Insider |publisher=Insider Inc. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bo-dietl-on-jordan-belfort-2014-1 |access-date=April 18, 2019}}
An interview with Dietl is included in the documentary Fabled Enemies by Jason Bermas of Loose Change fame. Dietl speaks about his relationship with FBI agent John P. O'Neill who was the leading expert on Osama bin Laden until his resignation from the FBI in August 2001 to become head of security at the World Trade Center, where he was killed in the September 11 attacks.{{cite journal |last1=Rivera |first1=L. A. |title=Bo Dietl: Wolfie's Private Investigator |journal=Advisors Magazine |date=13 July 2015 |url=https://www.advisorsmagazine.com/trending/22626-bo-dietl-wolfies-private-investigator| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706231637/https://www.advisorsmagazine.com/trending/22626-bo-dietl-wolfies-private-investigator | archive-date = 6 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |location=North Miami Beach, FL}}{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Dietl was an associate producer for The Bone Collector and producer for the movie Table One.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Dietl was a frequent guest of Don Imus on the Imus in the Morning radio program on WABC radio. Until 2017, he used to appear regularly on Fox News Channel shows, including Hannity and Geraldo at Large. He had also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,{{Cite web |title=Videos Tagged Bo Dietl | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Comedy Central |url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/videos/tag/Bo+Dietl |access-date=October 23, 2013 |publisher=Thedailyshow.com}} The O'Reilly Factor, and had a guest role on the NBC crime drama Law & Order.{{cite magazine |last1=Witchel |first1=Alex |title=Welcome to Rao's, New York's Most Exclusive Restaurant |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=November 2016 |volume=58 |issue=11 |page=170 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/raos-new-york-exclusive-restaurant | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161013181718/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/raos-new-york-exclusive-restaurant| archive-date = 13 October 2016 |access-date=6 July 2022 |publisher=Advance |location=One World Trade Center |issn=0733-8899}}{{cite web |title=Everybody Loves Raimondo's|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0629255/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1 |website=IMDB.com |access-date=29 July 2023}}
Dietl is currently the host of One Tough Podcast.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-09 |title=One Tough Podcast with Bo Dietl |url=https://wabcradio.com/one-tough-podcast-with-bo-dietl/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=77 WABC Radio |language=en-US}}
Politics
Dietl was the Republican and Conservative nominee for the 6th Congressional District in 1986.{{Cite web |title=CV: "Bo Dietl, MSNBC Analyst |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7430681 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429161512/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7430681/ |archive-date=April 29, 2005 |access-date=October 23, 2013}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/*/www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7430681 |date=* }}
In 1994, Governor George Pataki appointed Dietl chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council.{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2019 |title=Former NYPD Detective and Current Security Expert Bo Dietl Welcomes Tom Smith in his New Role at Wrap Technologies |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-nypd-detective-and-current-security-expert-bo-dietl-welcomes-tom-smith-in-his-new-role-at-wrap-technologies-300818354.html |access-date=2020-06-17 |website=PR Newswire |language=en}}
He served as security consultant to the Republican National Convention{{when|date=February 2017}} and as director of security for the New York State Republican Convention.{{when|date=February 2017}}{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
On December 6, 2010, Dietl joined Fox News contributors Joel Mowbray and Bob Beckel in calling for the assassination of Julian Assange.[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/fox-news-bob-beckel-calls_n_793467.html Fox News’ Bob Beckel Calls For ‘Ilegally’ [sic] Killing Assange: ‘A Dead Man Can’t Leak Stuff’], Huffington Post, December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK4T6Odnlco Bob Beckel, Joel Mowbray & Bo Dietl call for Assassination of Julian Assange], YouTube, January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
In 2014, Dietl announced his intention to run for Mayor of New York City in 2017, initially intending to run in the Democratic primary{{Cite web |last=Barkan |first=Ross |date=December 15, 2014 |title=Bo Dietl Says He Will Challenge 'Big Bird' Bill de Blasio for Mayor |url=http://observer.com/2014/12/bo-dietl-says-he-will-challenge-big-bird-bill-de-blasio-for-mayor/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Observer.com}} against incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio. In February 2017, Dietl announced he would no longer be challenging de Blasio in the primaries, running instead as an independent,{{Cite web |last=Vilensky |first=Mike |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Bo Dietl to Run for New York City Mayor as Independent |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bo-dietl-to-run-for-new-york-city-mayor-as-independent-1486593633 |work=The Wall Street Journal |quote=Mr. Dietl said in an interview Wednesday that he is 'energized' to run independently and that it fits what he described as his brand as a businessman with liberal social values and conservative fiscal instincts.}} due to a paperwork filing error.{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=J. David |date=March 23, 2017 |title=Hey, Bo. Nice to Meet You, Rocky. Welcome to the Mayor's Race. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/nyregion/nyc-mayor-candidates-bo-dietl.html |access-date=March 24, 2017 |via=NYTimes.com}} He received approximately 1% of the total vote,{{Cite web |last1=Bloch |first1=Matthew |last2=Lee |first2=Jasmine |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Election Results: De Blasio Wins Second Term as New York City Mayor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-general-elections |access-date=November 8, 2017 |website=The New York Times}} finishing in sixth place.
Dietl has worked as a private investigator on behalf of numerous high-profile conservative personalities, including Steve Bannon and Don Imus.{{Cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Brian M. |date=2017-06-24 |title=A Self-Proclaimed 'Tough Cop' Wants a New Title: Mayor |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/nyregion/bo-dietl-new-york-mayor.html |access-date=2022-08-30 |issn=0362-4331}} On May 4, 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dietl said he was hired by Fox News network management to discredit the harassment claims by former anchor Gretchen Carlson and former producer Andrea Mackris against Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly.{{Cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Joe |last2=Rothfeld |first2=Michael |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Scope of Federal Probe into Fox News Broadens |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/scope-of-federal-probe-into-fox-news-broadens-1493938947 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |via=www.wsj.com}} After this was reported, Dietl ceased to be a contributor to Fox News.{{Cite web |last=Suebsaeng |first=Asawin |date=2016-08-18 |title=Fox News Fires Bo Dietl |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/18/fox-news-cuts-ailes-s-top-detective-bo-dietl |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}
On April 17, 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Dietl as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.{{cite web | last=Lewis | first=Ray | title=Homeland Security Advisory Council to include Fox News host Mark Levin, SC governor | website=WXLV | date=2025-04-18 | url=https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/homeland-security-advisory-council-to-include-fox-news-host-mark-levin-sc-governor | access-date=2025-06-08}}
Personal life
He is currently engaged to Margo Urban, singer of The Cover Girls.
He has a regular Thursday table at Rao's.{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=J. David |date=2017-11-17 |title=Who Needs City Hall, Anyway? Bo Dietl Still Has His Table at Rao’s |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/nyregion/bo-dietl-raos-harlem-italian-mayoral.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.investigations.com Beau Dietl & Associates]
- {{IMDb name|0226195}}
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