The Murky World Of FBI Informants (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Johnny Depp is out in the new movie “Black Mass,” about Boston gangster, killer, and FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger, and how that relationship went bad. It’s a powerful, tangled tale with a lot of blood and crime and lies. A lot of mixed-up loyalties as the informant turns the tables on the law. The Bulger story is dramatic. But across the country right now, the heavy use of informants, and criminal informants, by the FBI and more is a deep and controversial part of American law enforcement. Loaded with risks and rewards. This hour On Point, the world of FBI informants, from “Black Mass” to right now.
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/09/25/black-mass-whitey-bulger-fbi-informants