informer
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Panicked, Capra, already “an informer for the FBI,” wrote a letter to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
Others claimed she was an informer, but this was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
He had lived across the street from DeLorean’s home in San Diego County and had turned informer in hopes of leniency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
There’s a recklessness in her, she can be pushed just so far, she has a weak sense of honor, she’s reliable only as an informer.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Some Yemeni officials said they suspected the camp had been infiltrated by Houthi informers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
US forces found Maduro because of inside informers, the stepfather said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Judge Sherrard said there is no evidence that informers were protected after the Kingsmills massacre, the coroner has said.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
And as in any prison, the wardens select “trusties” among the prisoners for rewards and to serve as informers.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2023
Agents and informers continued to spy on the Fischers, and the idea that Big Brother could always be watching haunted Regina.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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