FBI: Dirty and Kinda Dumb, Too

This Whitmer "plot" thing in Michigan may result in a conviction.

But the conviction that counts will be in the mind of the public:  the FBI plays very dirty, and they're not very bright, either.

...In addition to repeatedly breaking the law, it appears CHS Steve also violated already-lax FBI rules while working the sting operation. He was “plying guys with drugs . . . until they were out-of-their-mind stoned,” said Joshua Blanchard, the attorney representing defendant Barry Croft. That alone violated FBI guidance. CHS Steve would then get the defendants “whipped up” and selectively record conversations when the defendants were high. When the FBI found out, the agency did nothing to reprimand Steve.

Informants, Reineck testified, are paid only in cash. Payments may involve either reimbursements for expenses—no receipts necessary—or for services rendered. Some informants are paid after their work is done as a sort of bonus. CHS Dan, Reineck confirmed, was paid roughly $64,000 for six months’ work, higher than originally reported. CHS Dan also received a new laptop computer with an extended warranty, a smart watch, and new tires for his car, all funded from the FBI’s deep coffers. (CHS Steve, according to reports, was paid around $20,000 and received a sweet deal on a weapons charge.)

A vetting system for informants includes a background check but not a credit check. Reineck admitted that someone might approach the FBI to act as an informant to “get a better deal” in a legal case or to make money. Apparently, those motives are not disqualifying.

Not exactly the strict process Americans might expect from the nation’s top law enforcement agency, which prides itself on operating “by the book.”...

Remember this:  the guy running the local FEEB office was next spotted in D.C., running THAT office, preparing his dirtball/dumbass plan for January 6th.