Origin - Civilian: (14)

Mohamed El Berkal (Momo)

2022–2025

Mohamed El Berkal infiltrated anti-racist, anti-fascist, and anarchist groups in France. He also attended an event in Germany. He was recruited as an infiltrator by the police after he was arrested and threatened with prison time if he didn't become one. He attended meetings and participated in actions. He took pictures of faces, meetings, and living and organizational spaces.

Sources: (fr) 2025indicparis.noblogs.org ; (de) de.indymedia.org
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, International
Country
France
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Michael Adam Windecker II (Mickey)

2020

Michael Adam Windecker II infiltrated demonstrations for racial justice in Denver. He worked for the FBI. He attended demonstrations. He accused other activists of being FBI informants. He asked an activist to illegally purchase a firearm for him, and the activist was later convicted of the illegal purchase. He carried out the infiltration under his real name.

He was exposed as a likely infiltrator in 2020 because he exhibited suspicious behavior, such as collecting activists' personal information, wearing a camera on his chest during demonstrations, and pushing people to commit crimes. He was confirmed to be an infiltrator by a journalist in 2023.

Sources: (en) cospringsantifa.noblogs.org ; (en) itsgoingdown.org ; (en) theintercept.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Entrapment
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Gerrit Greimann

2016–2018

Gerrit Greimann infiltrated left-wing groups in Göttingen. He worked for a German intelligence agency. He participated in anti-fascist groups and student groups. He carried out the infiltration under his real name.

He was identified after a request for information was made to a German intelligence agency and the agency inadvertently responded with unredacted files which revealed his identity.

Sources: (de) de.indymedia.org
Origin
Civilian
Feature
3 years or less
Country
Germany
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Heath Harmon

2016

Heath Harmon infiltrated protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. He worked for the FBI. He was recruited by the FBI after he contacted his brother, a police officer, and asked if he could help by infiltrating the protests. He participated in camps organized in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. He was in a romantic and sexual relationship with one of his targets.

Sources: (en) bsnorrell.blogspot.com ; (en) theintercept.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Romantic or sexual relationship
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Ralf Gross

2012–2013

Ralf Gross infiltrated animal liberation, environmentalist, anti-repression, and anti-fascist groups in Germany. He worked for the police. He attended events and demonstrations, and participated in actions. On one occasion, the morning after an arson attack, he called an activist and asked if he had slept well, presumably to determine whether he had participated in the attack. He carried out the infiltration under his real name.

He was identified because:

- He exhibited suspicious behavior, which led activists to suspect him. For example:
  - He had meat in his refrigerator and kept dogs in a kennel at his home, which was suspicious considering he participated in animal liberation groups.
  - He reacted suspiciously when someone asked to borrow his laptop.
- Activists gained access to his email account and discovered that he had sent suspicious emails.
- Activists gained access to his Facebook account and found private messages in which he expressed disdain for animal liberation actions.
- In an attempt to confirm that he was an infiltrator, activists told him about a fake clandestine action, and later recorded a phone conversation in his car during which he gave information about the action to an unknown person.
- When confronted with the accusation that he was a spy, he tried to deny it, but he was not convincing at all.

Sources: (de) linksunten.archive.indymedia.org ; (de) linksunten.archive.indymedia.org
Origin
Civilian
Feature
3 years or less
Country
Germany
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Shaquille Azir

2011–2012

Shaquille Azir infiltrated an informal anarchist group in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked for the FBI. He first attended a protest, where he met an anarchist. He then formed an informal group with this anarchist and four others, and pushed them to plot the bombing of a bridge. The anarchists were arrested and each sentenced to approximately 10 years in prison.

Sources: (en) thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org ; (en) theguardian.com ; (en) thesmokinggun.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Entrapment
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Christian Høibø

2002–2012

Christian Høibø infiltrated left-wing groups and a social center in Norway. He also attended demonstrations in Denmark and Germany. He initially began the infiltration for his own purposes — to gather information for his work as a journalist — and, in 2002, was recruited by the police to work as an infiltrator for them. He attended meetings and participated in demonstrations.

In 2013, he publicly revealed that he had been an infiltrator. The police confirmed that he had indeed worked for them as an infiltrator.

Sources: (no) aftenposten.no ; (sv) blog.zaramis.se ; (no) kampanje.com ; (no) web.archive.org
Origin
Civilian
Features
7 years or more, International
Country
Norway
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Matthew Gibbons

2008–2009

Matthew Gibbons infiltrated anti-fascist demonstrations in the United Kingdom. He worked for the police.

Sources: (en) indymedia.org.uk ; (en) network23.org ; (en) web.archive.org
Origin
Civilian
Feature
3 years or less
Country
United Kingdom
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Chris Dugger

2008

Chris Dugger infiltrated groups organizing against the 2008 Republican National Convention. He worked for the police. He attended meetings. On one occasion, he claimed to suspect another activist of being an informant.

Chris Dugger during his swearing-in ceremony as a police officer, 2009.
Sources: (en) indybay.org ; (en) snitchwire.blogspot.com ; (en) web.archive.org
Origin
Civilian
Feature
3 years or less
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Rachel Nieting (Amanda, Amanda Clara, Amanda Amey)

2007–2008

Rachel Nieting infiltrated groups organizing against the 2008 Republican National Convention. She worked for the police. She attended meetings. Another infiltrator, Marilyn Hedstrom, posed as her aunt.

Rachel Nieting during her swearing-in ceremony as a police officer, 2009.
Sources: (en) indybay.org ; (en) snitchwire.blogspot.com ; (en) web.archive.org
Origin
Civilian
Feature
3 years or less
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Andrew Darst (Panda, Andy, Pandy)

2007–2008

Andrew Darst infiltrated groups in the United States, including anarchist groups and groups organizing against the 2008 Republican National Convention. He worked for the FBI. He attended meetings and other events. Hidden audio and video recording devices were hidden in his apartment to record activists who visited. He pushed an activist to make Molotov cocktails, and the activist was sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison.

Sources: (en) crimethinc.com ; (en) indybay.org ; (en) indybay.org ; (en) itsgoingdown.org ; (en) web.archive.org
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Entrapment
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Brandon Darby

2006–2008

Brandon Darby infiltrated activist groups in the United States, including an informal group organizing against the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC). He had been involved in activist groups for years before being recruited by the FBI. During the RNC, he wore a recording device hidden in his belt. His infiltration resulted in the arrest of two activists who were sentenced to 3 and 4 years in prison, respectively, for making and planning to use Molotov cocktails.

He was identified because:

- He exhibited suspicious behavior, such as pushing people to commit crimes.
- Activists obtained FBI documents that appeared to be based on information he had provided. The documents included the names of many people, but not his name, and reported on private conversations he had with other activists.
- He then published an open letter admitting that he had worked for the FBI.

Sources: (en) indybay.org ; (en) notrace.how ; (en) theragblog.com ; (en) towardfreedom.org ; (en) twincities.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Entrapment
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Rob Gilchrist

2003–2008

Rob Gilchrist infiltrated groups in New Zealand, including environmentalist, animal rights, and anti-war groups. He worked for the police. He attended hundreds of meetings, demonstrations and other events. On several occasions, he accused other activists of being infiltrators. He had romantic and sexual relationships with his targets, including one that lasted four years. He carried out the infiltration under his own name.

He was identified because:

- He asked his activist girlfriend to fix a problem with his computer.
- While trying to fix the computer, his girlfriend discovered that he had been sending suspicious emails containing information about activist groups.

Sources: (en) indymedia.org.uk ; (en) nickyhager.info ; (en) slackbastard.anarchobase.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
4 to 6 years, Romantic or sexual relationship
Country
New Zealand
Last updated
January 15, 2026

Zoe Elizabeth Voss (Anna)

2003–2006

Zoe Elizabeth Voss infiltrated anarchist events and an informal anarchist group in the United States. She worked for the FBI. She attended events and demonstrations. She often wore hidden recording devices. At one event, she met an anarchist, Eric McDavid. They met a few more times. Finally, she rented an isolated cabin where she met with McDavid and two others. During their stay at the cabin, she pushed them to build a bomb to carry out a sabotage. They were arrested after purchasing supplies to build the bomb. Eric McDavid was sentenced to 20 years in prison, later reduced to 9 years.

Sources: (en) fieldofvision.org ; (en) theintercept.com
Origin
Civilian
Features
3 years or less, Entrapment
Country
United States
Last updated
January 15, 2026