informants
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In 1962, a full 17 percent of the membership was reported to be federal informants.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
In April 2025, the governor of Nigeria's embattled Borno state, Babagana Zulum, alleged that informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents were operating within the country's armed forces, political class and local communities.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Interior Ministry, with an estimated 140,000 state security officials and 500,000 informants, monitors and infiltrates dissident movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
In that ruling, the top court had said that Muslim men who were placed on the government's no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants could seek to hold federal agents financially liable.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Reports from agents and informants like Morrison suggested that several of these desperadoes had knowledge about the murders.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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