Informant

A tale of love, lies, and legal oversights unfolded as a U.S. Air Force employee sent sensitive information to someone who claimed to be a woman living halfway across the globe from him.The man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly disclosing sensitive national defense information, including details related to Russia’s war with Ukraine, on a foreign dating platform.David Franklin Slater, 63, was adoringly called “secret informant love,” “Sweet Dave,” and “secret agent” by the romantic interest, who claimed to be a…

He rubbed elbows with Russian elites, spoke of an exclusive invite aboard an oligarch’s mega-yacht and cozied up to foreign intelligence agencies. As a valued FBI informant for the last 13 years, Alexander Smirnov hopscotched the globe to sweep up information on powerful figures and illicit activities. Federal agents even authorized him to break the law while doing so.For much of this time, Smirnov, 43, also lived a quiet, seemingly unremarkable life in the suburbs of Los Angeles with a long-term girlfriend 15 years his…

WASHINGTON —  An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about claims of a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme that allegedly involved President Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company — claims that are central to House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Alexander Smirnov falsely reported in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016, prosecutors said Thursday. Smirnov had…

Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant, has been charged with fabricating claims related to Hunter Biden's association with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma The Department of Justice has charged a former FBI informant — whose claims Republicans used to bolster allegations of a corrupt bribery scheme involving Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma — with two counts of making false statements to federal authorities. The indictment, announced Thursday by Special Counsel David…

A former Mexican Mafia member who admitted carrying out a number of crimes while working as an undercover FBI informant was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles federal court to 30 years in prison.John Turscak, 30, expressed bitter disappointment with his sentence. He told U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz, “I didn’t commit those crimes for kicks. I did them because I had to if I wanted to stay alive. I told that to the agents and they just said, ‘Do what you have to do.’ ”In 1997, Turscak became an informant in an…

Boosie Badazz isn’t shying away from sharing his thoughts on Fugees rapper Pras, who faces up to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty for his participation in a conspiracy scheme in which millions of dollars were used to influence U.S. government officials. During a new appearance on VladTV, Boosie was asked about Pras. The Baton Rouge MC wasn’t surprised at Pras’ cooperation with the feds, as the 40-year-old claims the music industry is ridden with rats, including “90 percent of rappers.” Pras has denied being an…

Following Pras Michel’s being found guilty in an international conspiracy scheme, The Fugees rapper has reiterated that he was never a FBI or CIA informant. “I can’t really talk about the verdict, I got a lot more work to get done,” said Pras when he was approached by TMZ recently. Pras explained that he’s legally not allowed to speak about the verdict, and seemed nonplussed about the prospect of facing 20 years behind bars. As for the notion that he’s an informant—which is something 50 Cent accused him of—Pras shot down…

50 Cent has offered his reaction to the Fugees’ Pras Michel taking the stand in his federal conspiracy trial and admitting he was an FBI informant.“I knew this fool was a rat” Fif wrote in a post shared on Instagram alongside a headline about Pras’ admission. “I’m glad I never fvck with this guy.”50 Cent’s reaction comes amid Pras’ federal conspiracy trial, in which he is facing up to 22 years for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme and his association with a foreign country attempting to influence the…

Fugees fans are calling out Pras Michel, who recently took the stand in his federal conspiracy trial and admitted to being an FBI informant. Back in March, Pras opened up to Rolling Stone about facing up to 22 years in prison for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme and association with a foreign country attempting to influence the U.S. government. Pras is accused of “conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions using foreign funds,” as well as witness tampering and failing to register as a foreign…

21 Savage has responded to Wack 100 after he posted a series of tweets on Thursday accusing the rapper once again of being an informant.Wack shared a message on Instagram, demanding an answer from 21. “21 Savage has not been to court since 2019,” it read in all caps. “We just concluded he’s enrolled in the U Visa program which requires u to co-operate with the law. 3838 was the informant that informed on him.”The Shade Room shared Wack’s post, which got a response from 21 Savage in the comments: “😂😂😂 he need to be my…