Informant
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An informant is a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency. The term is usually used within the law enforcement world, where they are officially known as confidential or criminal informants (CI), and can often refer pejoratively to the supply of information without the consent of the other parties with the intent of malicious, personal or financial gain.
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List of famous informants
- W. Mark Felt, a.k.a "Deep Throat," former Deputy Director of the FBI
- Sammy Gravano, former underboss of the Gambino crime family
- Henry Hill, Lucchese crime family associate
- Frank Lucas, New York drug dealer turned informant
- Joseph Valachi, soldier in the Genovese crime family
- Salvatore Vitale, former underboss of the Bonanno crime family
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See also
- Agent provocateur
- Aguilar–Spinelli test
- Counter-terrorism
- Espionage
- Hollywood blacklist
- Pentiti
- Plea bargain
- Turn state's evidence
- United States Marshals Service
- Whistleblower
- Witness Protection Program
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