informants

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Sacha Zala, president of the Swiss Society for History, is "absolutely sure there is nothing relevant about Mengele", but thinks there may be references to a foreign intelligence service or foreign informants.

From BBC • 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

Mr. Fair doesn’t explain what function the informants served for the SPLC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

U.S. prosecutors carrying out such an initiative could turn to a large pool of potential informants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

He had a comprehensive knowledge of the case—from the suspects to the trails of evidence—and he had developed an extensive network of informants that included many outlaws.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann