In the 1970s, 5000 covert agents were found to have infiltrated the US government.
They operated in the IRS (the US’s tax authority), the Drug Enforcement Agency, Interpol, the US Treasury, and other government departments and embassies in the US and around the world.
They stole thousands of confidential government documents and recorded private conversations.
And, when these agents were discovered, the FBI launched the biggest raid in its history to find evidence.
Who were these covert agents?
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