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
An undercover agent reached out to him in Miami, saying Cuban intelligence officials instructed him to reestablish contact.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 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
Even Oppenheimer’s personal driver and bodyguard—the one Groves insisted he have—was actually an undercover agent.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
