undercover agent
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In March, an undercover agent contacted one of the participants to ask about the iRobot deal and other trades, pretending to be a securities regulator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Prosecutors said the undercover agent helped Zilke move that money by allowing him to use bank accounts associated with businesses that often deal with large sums of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
After he left and gave the classified information to the undercover agent, prosecutors say he reapplied to work at the NSA.
From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Mr. Hurd got a job with the C.I.A. straight out of college in 2000 and spent more than eight years as an undercover agent, with stints in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
They dispatched a young-looking undercover agent, posing as a reporter for a college newspaper, to “interview” the public relations representatives at the Goodson-Todman Productions, producers of I’ve Got a Secret.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
