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Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in 2021, providing information on political corruption and foreign-influence campaigns.
Thiel's reporting to the FBI mainly focused on foreign contacts and attempts by foreign governments to penetrate Silicon Valley. He was introduced to an FBI agent by conservative blogger Charles Johnson, who also claims to be an FBI informant.
Thiel retains a 10% stake in the data company Palantir, which has sold over $1 billion in software and services to the federal government.

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Bizpac Review

Billionaire Peter Thiel exposed as FBI informant in ‘retribution’ crusade: Report

According to Insider, Thiel acted as a "confidential human source," to Los Angeles-based FBI agent Johnathan Buma

1 year ago·West Palm Beach, United States

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The Daily Beast

Bombshell Report Claims Peter Thiel Moonlighted as FBI Informant

The FBI was interested in Thiel’s information on “foreign contacts and Silicon Valley intrigue,” according to a report.

1 year ago·United States

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Breitbart

Report: Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Became an FBI Informant in 2021

Tech billionaire and GOP megadonor Peter Thiel reportedly became an FBI informant in the summer of 2021, providing information to Johnathan Buma, a Los Angeles-based FBI agent who specializes in investigating political corruption and foreign-influence campaigns.

1 year ago·United States

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Boing Boing

Peter Thiel an FBI informant

Insider's Mattathias Schwartz reports that billionaire passport collector Peter Theil is an FBI informant; Thiel started snitching on his milieu in 2021. In the summer of 2021, Insider has learned, Thiel began providing information as a "confidential human source," or CHS, to Johnathan Buma, a Los Angeles-based FBI agent who specializes in investigating political corruption…

1 year ago·United States

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Raw Story

Right-wing provocateur claims billionaire Peter Thiel is an FBI informant: report

According to an exclusive report from Business Insider, billionaire Peter Thiel has been accused by a far-right provocateur of being an FBI informant.Thiel, who was an early supporter of Donald Trump and provided financial backing for GOP Senate candidates J.D. Vance, who won, and Arizona's Blake Ma...

1 year ago·United States

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Joe.My.God.

Report Alleges Homocon Peter Thiel Is An FBI Informant

The Insider reports: Peter Thiel has worn many hats over the years: Silicon Valley founder, Trump megadonor, cryptocurrency booster, democracy skeptic. But there is yet another facet to Thiel, one that has remained secret until now: FBI informant. In the summer of 2021, Insider has learned, Thiel began providing information as a “confidential human source,” …

1 year ago

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