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Re: Police Dislike Informant's Web Site


William Warren (william_warren@speakeasy.nonoise.net)
Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:46:28 -0500

Matt Apuzzo wrote:

> Police decry Web site on informants
> By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer

> Police and prosecutors are worried that a Web site claiming to identify
> more than 4,000 informants and undercover agents will cripple
> investigations and hang targets on witnesses.

> The Web site, WhosaRat.com, first caught the attention of authorities
> after a Massachusetts man put it online and named a few dozen people as
> turncoats in 2004. Since then, it has grown into a clearinghouse for mug
> shots, court papers and rumors.
[snip]

The URL goes to a "Suspended Site" page as of 23:46Z 01 Dec.

William

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