informant
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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
A spokesperson for the department said the office also conducts annual audits with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for custodial informant files to make sure records on both ends are complying with policy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
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
Mexico’s financial-intelligence unit froze bank accounts tied to shell companies that funded informant networks and used to pay their lawyers, according to another person familiar with the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
According to the informant, the man was known as “Mr. Sasaki.”
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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