US EditionPeter 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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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.
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…
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...
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