police informer

  • 91stool pigeon — (USA)    A stool pigeon is a police informer.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon.     I don t trust Jack. I… …

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  • 92Moreton Bay — I. /mɔtn ˈbeɪ/ (say mawtn bay) noun a large bay in southern Qld into which the Brisbane River flows; four large islands, North and South Stradbroke, Moreton and Bribie, lie at its eastern and northern sides. {named by Captain James Cook after… …

  • 93Suge Knight — Birth name Marion Knight, Jr. Born April 19, 1965 (1965 04 19) (age 46) Origin Compton, California, USA Genres …

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  • 94Fettesgate — was the term given to a major scandal involving the Lothian and Borders Police force in the 1990s, from its Fettes Avenue headquarters near Fettes College in Edinburgh.The Fettesgate scandal , as the incident was quickly called, began in the… …

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  • 95Karel Šviha — (June 11 1877 in Nový Bydžov June 29 1937 in Prague) was a Czech politician in Austria Hungary.Šviha worked as a judge in Žamberk and was a member of the Czech National Social Party. In 1907 he was elected to the provincial parliament of Bohemia …

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  • 96Aaron Sherritt — Australian police informer Aaron Sherritt (died 26 June 1880) was an associate of the gang of outlaws led by Ned Kelly. He grew up in the same area as them and was especially close to gang member Joe Byrne. At one stage he became engaged to Byrne …

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  • 97Salvatore Contorno — Salvatore Totuccio Contorno (Palermo, May 28, 1946) is a former member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned into a state witness against Cosa Nostra in October 1984, following the example of Tommaso Buscetta. He gave detailed accounts of the inner… …

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  • 98Giuseppe Di Cristina — (April 22, 1923 May 30, 1978) was a powerful mafioso from Riesi in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, southern Italy. Di Cristina, nicknamed “la tigre’’ (the tiger), was born into a traditional Mafia family, his father Francesco Di Cristina… …

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  • 99Ulster Volunteer Force — Infobox War Faction name=Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF ) war= The Troubles caption= The UVF emblem. active=1966 Present (ended armed campaign in 2006) leaders= Gusty Spence clans= headquarters=Belfast area=Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland… …

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  • 100The Fugitive (1947 film) — Infobox Film name = The Fugitive caption = director = John Ford producer = Merian C. Cooper Emilio Fernández John Ford writer = Graham Greene Dudley Nichols narrator = starring = Henry Fonda music = Richard Hageman cinematography = Gabriel… …

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