Jefferson, I'd make a slight edit to your appraisal of Bolden's framing:
The Secret Service didn't frame him for challenging the Lone Gunman theory. They framed him to keep him from testifying to the Warren Commission about the previous assassination attempt on November 2nd 1963, by a four-man Cuban "dissident" squad in Chicago.
"In 1963, Bolden, believing the earlier attempt on JFK's life was important evidence, made persistent complaints which led to the arrest of alleged assailants and confiscation of weapons in early November of 1963, just three weeks prior to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Bolden, who was honored last year with the "Profile in Courage" award by CAPA (Citizens Against Political Assassinations), attempted to testify before the Warren Commission in 1964 but was immediately silenced on false charges and sent to prison as part of the post-assassination cover-up."
Note that the warming, which came from an FBI informant known only as "Lee," specified the date, and that four Cubans would be part of the hit team.
"Bolden claimed that in October, 1963, the Chicago Secret Service office received a teletype from the Federal Bureau of Investigation warning that an attempt would be made to kill President John F. Kennedy by a four-man Cuban hit squad when he visited the city on 2nd November. Armed with high-powered rifles, the men from "a dissident Cuban group". According to investigative journalist Edwin Black, the Secret Service arrested two suspects, however, they were eventually released.
"Abraham Bolden later discovered that this information was being kept from the Warren Commission. When he complained about this he was warned "to keep his mouth shut". Bolden decided to travel to Washington where he telephoned Warren Commission Counsel J. Lee Rankin. Bolden was arrested and taken back to Chicago where he was charged with discussing a bribe with two known counterfeiters. He was eventually found guilty of accepting a bribe and spent six years in prison. When he tried to draw attention to his case, he was placed in solitary confinement.
"Sam DeStefano, one of the men who accused Bolden of this crime, was murdered in 1973. DeStefano was close to Sam Giancana, Charles Nicoletti and Richard Cain. It is believed that Cain murdered DeStefano. Soon afterwards, Cain himself was murdered.
"Lamar Waldron claims in his book, Ultimate Sacrifice, that according to a Central Intelligence Agency memo, mobsters in Chicago were involved in framing Bolden on the bribery charges."
Jefferson, I'd make a slight edit to your appraisal of Bolden's framing:
The Secret Service didn't frame him for challenging the Lone Gunman theory. They framed him to keep him from testifying to the Warren Commission about the previous assassination attempt on November 2nd 1963, by a four-man Cuban "dissident" squad in Chicago.
"In 1963, Bolden, believing the earlier attempt on JFK's life was important evidence, made persistent complaints which led to the arrest of alleged assailants and confiscation of weapons in early November of 1963, just three weeks prior to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Bolden, who was honored last year with the "Profile in Courage" award by CAPA (Citizens Against Political Assassinations), attempted to testify before the Warren Commission in 1964 but was immediately silenced on false charges and sent to prison as part of the post-assassination cover-up."
From:
https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250523LA95148/jfks-secret-service-agent-abraham-bolden-first-african-american-on-white-house-detail-finally-testifies-before-jfk-assassination-congressional-committee-receives-apology-from-committee-chair-re/
Note that the warming, which came from an FBI informant known only as "Lee," specified the date, and that four Cubans would be part of the hit team.
"Bolden claimed that in October, 1963, the Chicago Secret Service office received a teletype from the Federal Bureau of Investigation warning that an attempt would be made to kill President John F. Kennedy by a four-man Cuban hit squad when he visited the city on 2nd November. Armed with high-powered rifles, the men from "a dissident Cuban group". According to investigative journalist Edwin Black, the Secret Service arrested two suspects, however, they were eventually released.
"Abraham Bolden later discovered that this information was being kept from the Warren Commission. When he complained about this he was warned "to keep his mouth shut". Bolden decided to travel to Washington where he telephoned Warren Commission Counsel J. Lee Rankin. Bolden was arrested and taken back to Chicago where he was charged with discussing a bribe with two known counterfeiters. He was eventually found guilty of accepting a bribe and spent six years in prison. When he tried to draw attention to his case, he was placed in solitary confinement.
"Sam DeStefano, one of the men who accused Bolden of this crime, was murdered in 1973. DeStefano was close to Sam Giancana, Charles Nicoletti and Richard Cain. It is believed that Cain murdered DeStefano. Soon afterwards, Cain himself was murdered.
"Lamar Waldron claims in his book, Ultimate Sacrifice, that according to a Central Intelligence Agency memo, mobsters in Chicago were involved in framing Bolden on the bribery charges."
From:
https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKbolden.htm
So the two men who testified against Bolden, both connected to the Chicago mob, were both in turn murdered to keep them quiet as well.
Bolden is indeed lucky to have escaped with his life, and should be honored for trying to speak the truth.
By the way, it would be great to see that CIA memo where they admitted the Mob was involved in framing Bolden.
He's lucky they didn't kill him.