informant
Example Sentences
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Only recently has Tennessee acknowledged that it used a paid informant.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
To convict him, the state relied on the testimony of a paid jailhouse informant, while no physical evidence suggested he was present at the crime scene.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Sometimes it plays out smoothly, like when he talks Roman history with informant Frank Pentangeli in “Part II,” letting him know that his family would be taken care of should he die.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Ryan won an award from the New York Press Club in 2018 for coverage of a jailhouse informant scandal in Detroit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
At trial, the judge finds that the entire sweep was based on the testimony of a single informant who lied to the prosecution.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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