The FBI’s use of informants has multiple problems, according to a report by the Justice Department’s inspector general (IG) released on Nov. 19. Some of the issues highlighted by Inspector General Michael Horowitz are delays in properly vetting the informants and a lack of record-keeping when there are problems with them.
“The FBI’s vetting processes for confidential sources, known as validation, did not comply with the attorney general guidelines, particularly with regard to long-term sources,” Horowitz said in a video accompanying the release of the report.
