informant

Example Sentences

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Relatives say a police informant initially demanded money from them in exchange for not reporting them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

According to the informant, Perez said he was driving with three others in his green Honda Accord when they spotted a pickup truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Paul Hare, a former British ambassador to Cuba and Venezuela, argued that Cuban intelligence underestimated US access to "insider cooperation in Venezuela" -- an informant within Maduro's camp.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, MI5 was forced to apologise after the BBC proved it gave false evidence to three courts in a case concerning a neo-Nazi state informant known as Agent X.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Was it possible that the informant was simply lying to get the reward?

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann