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Trevor Aaronson Takes The Sting Out of Law Enforcement

Trevor Aaronson Takes The Sting Out of Law Enforcement

Update: 2023-09-22

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Trevor Aaronson is an award winning investigative journalist and contributing writer to The Intercept. His podcast ALPHABET BOYS and the subject of his other works focuses on the use of informants in Law Enforcement. We discuss the use of sting operations and how the informant has evolved into a more proactive role over the last few decades. Season 2 of Alphabet Boys centers around a singular motivated informant who somehow ends up working for the FBI, DEA and, he claims, the CIA. Live Drop 66

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Trevor Aaronson Takes The Sting Out of Law Enforcement

Trevor Aaronson Takes The Sting Out of Law Enforcement