The use of confidential informants by the Minneapolis Police Department is a program that operates largely in secret. The FOX 9 Investigators have learned MPD has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to confidential informants in recent years. However, it’s unclear how effective and reliable they are.
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A judge threw out evidence against Andre Moore in September 2020, citing police s "reckless disregard for the truth." Moore s new lawsuit says the officers falsified evidence to raid his home.