informants

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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

Pauken recruited informants, provided communication devices, and relayed intelligence to handlers in China, U.S. prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The group no longer works with paid informants, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

What seems more likely is what the Southern Poverty Law Center has said, which is, “We pay informants to do this.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

C.P. had learned about the rally that afternoon in a phone call from one of his informants, a city arson inspector.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson