undercover agent
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“No problem,” the representative told the undercover agent, according to the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
He was an undercover agent working for Reynoso’s agency, the ABC, which issued Dino Mart’s license to sell alcohol.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024
An undercover agent reached out to him in Miami, saying Cuban intelligence officials instructed him to reestablish contact.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023
Mr. Hurd got a job with the C.I.A. straight out of college in 2000 and spent more than eight years as an undercover agent, with stints in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
“I dunno, they looked like FBI notes or something. Are you, like, an undercover agent or something?”
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
