Watching the Watchmen

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> The extent of their [FBI informants] involvement raises questions as to whether there would have even been a conspiracy without them.

This is standard procedure for the FBI back to the 1980s, or longer. I've only been paying attention since I was a teen.

So more than half of gang were informants? Sounds like it was the FBI that was plotting to kidnap the governor.

Yes - I think when 50% of the members of the organization are with the Feds it's now a Fed org.

Love how that rarely gets more than a passing mention :p