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Bulger Case Changed FBI's Role With Informants [7 min 46 sec]

Confidential informants are the lifeblood of law enforcement's effort to fight crime.

But the best informants are generally very bad people — ruthless criminals — and while their information helps the FBI crack cases, the practice of using these informants is fraught with risk.

A single case in Boston changed the way agents work with these criminals.

Read entire article at National Public Radio: Morning Edition