An Inside Look At The CIA's Slush Fund For Informants

Inside The CIA's Slush Fund For Informants -- MSNBC

U.S. intelligence sets aside millions every year to pay defectors

In addition to being a good yarn for news outlets this week, the unusually high-profile case of Shahram Amiri — an Iranian scientist reportedly given $5 million for information about Iran’s nuclear program — offered a rare opportunity to pull back the veil on how the CIA pays those willing to defect to the United States with valuable information.

As news broke of Amiri’s appearance in Washington, D.C., and subsequent return to Tehran, a number of unidentified U.S. officials highlighted the fact that Amiri received $5 million from the United States and that this amount was indicative of the value of the information he gave intelligence officials.

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