Hope was feeling numb now. He was the first to check the gas station surveillance and record statements from the two employees. Now, after Jimmy arranged for supporting agents and the forensic team, he came back to ask again and got results? They're all senior agents. Is there really such a big difference in experience?
Jimmy quietly told Hope about the young employee's request. Hope was a bit troubled. Although he was a senior agent, he wasn't in charge, and his authority didn't cover informant fees.
Moreover, it's hard to get informant fees from the FBI. It requires providing informant proof materials. In other words, the young gas station employee would need to register his information with the FBI, and his identity would naturally end up in the files.
If he gets detained again or engages in other activities, as his recruiter, he would be notified, and the young man might even actively expose himself as an informant to seek a deal or reduce his sentence.
