A Criminal Ratted Out His Friend to the FBI. Now He's Trying to Make Amends.
The FBI paid a convicted sex offender $90,000 to set up his friend and his friend’s mentally ill buddy in a terrorism sting.
Trevor Aaronson
Trevor Aaronson is an investigative journalist and the author of “The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism.” He created the Audible Original series “Pulse: The Untold Story” and hosts “Alphabet Boys,” a podcast on the secret investigations of the FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, and other alphabet agencies. A Peabody Award winner and two-time Livingston Awards finalist, Aaronson investigates abuses of power in law enforcement and national security.
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Echoes of FBI Entrapment Haunt Failed Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
“It becomes really dicey when there are nearly as many informants as there are defendants,” a former federal prosecutor told The Intercept.
Capitol Rioter Admits False Statements to FBI, but Prosecutors Haven't Charged Him With a Felony
The Justice Department frequently charges Muslims with felonies for making false statements to federal agents.
The U.S.-Led Bombings That Ended the ISIS "Caliphate" Killed Scores of Civilians
The aerial campaign in eastern Syria dislodged the terrorist group from the final patch of land it controlled but cost an untold number of lives.
British Wife of American ISIS Fighter Russell Dennison Dodges Questions About Union
In a new documentary, Tareena Shakil, whose marriage to Dennison was first revealed in an Intercept podcast, describes her journey to the Islamic State.
The 9/11 Wars
An FBI Informant's Unlikely Role in Upcoming Supreme Court Case on Surveillance of Muslims
Craig Monteilh's affidavit is central to one of the most significant legal challenges to the FBI’s post-9/11 surveillance of Muslims.
FBI Terrorism Stings: Two Decades of National Security Theater
Since 9/11, the FBI has used a tactic that often entraps people who pose no substantial risk — but rarely stops real threats.
FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
A federal court filing gives an unprecedented window into the FBI's use of spy planes for wall-to-wall surveillance on a suspect.
American ISIS Podcast
An American ISIS Fighter Describes the Caliphate's Final Days — and His Own
A new documentary podcast from The Intercept and Topic Studios offers the most detailed account yet of an American who lived and died inside the Islamic State.
Federal Informants Are Often Promised Visas. They Rarely Materialize.
Instead of bad faith, a new report finds a broken system.