3. As a CHS, the Defendant provided information to the Handler
that was then used in various criminal investigations conducted by the
FBI. The Defendant knew that information he provided was used in
criminal investigations because, among other reasons, the Handler
advised him that he might have to testify in court based on the
information he provided on multiple occasions, including, but not
limited to: 10/1/2010, 5/17/2011, 11/28/2012, 04/12/2013, 8/29/2013,
7/10/2015 and 3/11/2020. The Defendant also knew the information he
provided was used in criminal investigations because the Defendant
participated in a number of operations where he was authorized to
engage in criminal activity as part of an on-going criminal
investigation.
4. The Defendant was admonished by the Handler that he must
provide truthful information to the FBI when he first became a CHS in
2010 and on multiple occasions thereafter, including, but not limited
to: 10/1/2010, 1/20/2011, 5/17/2011, 9/14/2011, 8/29/2012, 11/28/2012,
4/12/2013, 8/29/2013, 1/22/2014, 7/9/2014, 7/10/2015, 9/29/2016,
9/26/2017, 9/26/2018, 9/27/2019, 3/11/2020, 2/19/2021, 10/28/2021,
10/17/2022 and 9/29/2023.
5. In addition, when the Defendant was authorized to engage in
illegal activity for investigative purposes, he was further admonished
that: “Under no circumstances may the CHS … Participate in an act that
constitutes obstruction of justice (e.g., perjury, witness tampering,
witness intimidation, entrapment, or fabrication, alteration, or
destruction of evidence, unless such illegal activity has been
authorized).” When the Defendant was given this admonishment, he
signed an FBI form that contained this statement, including on
10/8/2014, 1/18/2017, 10/8/2018, 1/10/2019, and 8/7/2020.