I've read that the FBI specifically requested Beth Holloway to NOT comment on the case; so until the FBI issues a statement that the 25 grand was NOT their own money used as part of an elaborate sting, then I will believe it was the FBI's ---- but this is my OPINION, only.
I don't believe that Beth Holloway would wire JVDS twenty five CENTS - much less 25 grand!!
***ol’ Bo has frequently been sensationalistic*** He still is;)
Article: The retired New York City detective said Wednesday that Van der Sloot received $25,000 in the sting operation before he left for Peru.
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Looks as if it was FBI funded. IMHO Beth wouldn’t give JVDS a dime.
This is my take from reading various sites.
Beth Twitty told the FBI when Joran contacted her.
The FBI set up a sting. Beth's lawyer, John Q Kelly, went to Aruba and gave Joran $10,000 cash and also wired $15,000 to a Dutch account. Those events set Joran up for extortion and wire fraud. There is a video of Joran counting the $10,000.
Aruban authorities were in on this and warned the FBI that Joran was going to leave Aruba shortly.
That is where the criticisms of the FBI dropping the ball are coming from.
They had Joran but didn't arrest him in time.
I thought it was confirmed that the money did not come from the family, but rather, the FBI obtained it from some source — maybe a fund set up for such operations???
People say the “sting” was botched. I don’t know about that. Regardless, the operation has set in place a backup plan whereby, should JVDS somehow get off on the Peruvian murder charges, the U.S. could have him shipped here to face fraud/extortion charges. One way or the other, this guy is going to do time.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the FBI had a BIG hand in sending the money, they were setting this case in motion.
If she had the money, it would be worth 25 grand to put the psycho behind bars.
I would have spent the 25 grand to have him exterminated.