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  RECORD ................. /informant-initiated-prosecutions-federal-1980-present
  STATUS ................. ACTIVE
  CROSS-REFERENCES ....... 6 (4 OUT / 2 IN)
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Federal Prosecutions Initiated by Informant-Proposed Conduct Since 1980: Scope, Count, and Evidentiary Standards

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→ DERIVED-FROM FBI Informants in Targeted Organizations: Intelligence Collection vs. Incitement to Illegal Activity [file] — This dossier directly addresses the core tension explored in that investigation: the boundary between lawful CI-based intelligence gathering and unlawful inducement of crimes.
→ SHARES-ACTOR COINTELPRO-Era Convictions: Brady Violations, Entrapment, and Vacaturs—Quantitative Assessment [file] — COINTELPRO cases involved informant-initiated prosecutions that were later vacated on entrapment and Brady grounds, providing a documented subset of the broader category.
→ PARALLEL-PATTERN COINTELPRO Prosecutions and Conviction Ratios: FBI Infiltration vs. Legal Outcomes [file] — COINTELPRO infiltration-based prosecutions represent a specific historical instance of informant-initiated conduct; conviction rates and outcomes in that program offer comparative data.
→ DERIVED-FROM FBI Internal Records on Informant-Supported Prosecutions: Availability and Quantification [file] — This investigation asks whether FBI records on informant-supported prosecutions exist; the parent question requires access to those same records disaggregated by informant role (initiator vs. interceptor).
← SUPPORTS FBI Confidential Informant Financial Incentives and Conduct Escalation Correlation [file] — Direct empirical inquiry into whether financial compensation correlates with informant-initiated conduct; this dossier provides the quantitative framework for measuring that correlation.
← PRECEDES Post-9/11 Terrorism Prosecutions: Entrapment and Outrageous Government Conduct Outcomes (2001-2024) [file] — This dossier focuses on a more specific timeframe and defense within the broader context of informant-initiated prosecutions.