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informant

[in-fawr-muhnt] / ɪnˈfɔr mənt /


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In September 2024, Detective Donald Paul, an officer with the State College Police Department, recruited a confidential informant to make multiple controlled purchases from Robinson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She added to the informant on an encrypted messaging app that she had "picked up some anarchist literature at the social justice center" which "could have some good tips."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Lane would spot his attacker in Las Vegas, and it turned out to be Davis’ cousin Anderson, the informant told police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Holt believes the fact the CIA bankrolled Giaka devalues him as an informant.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

It was unwritten law in China, so my informant told me, that when one man saved another’s life he became responsible for that life to the end of its existence.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

In 1962, a full 17 percent of the membership was reported to be federal informants.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He would also know who Hamas suspected of being enemy informants, and how they were being pursued, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Federal prosecutors accused Heidi Beirich of helping to facilitate secret payments to informants from extremist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Many told us they referred to Luka as "The Spider" because of his vast web of allies and informants, including some embedded in rebel groups.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

While the detectives were trying to establish a connection between the slayings of Charles Whitehorn and Anna Brown, Comstock passed on tidbits that he collected from his network of informants.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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