Here is a story involving Pinellas County Sheriffs Office It is so bad I don’t quite no what to say.The story speaks for itself. One does have to ask who authorised this activity and who in the agency thought it was a good idea?
Officer charged in relation to confidential informant handling
Here is another case of an officer being charged following an inappropriate relationship with an informant in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is far from unusual. While agencies place their officers in these situations there will always be risks and this is a risk that materialises far too often. Managing confidential informants (human Sources, covert human intelligence sources, CHIS) is a business that is fraught with risks.
