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...Arthur act-alike who represents, among others, one Mark Fuhrman, the infamous O.J. detective. Not only did Goldberg serve in her youth as an undercover agent for Nixon during the 1972 election, and not only did she suggest that Tripp tape-record Lewinsky, but she has also been a tipster for Star, which broke the Gennifer Flowers story. According to Phil Bunton, Star's editor in chief, Goldberg came to him last fall with a sketchy version of the sex-with-an-intern tale. Star couldn't crack the story, but when it surfaced elsewhere, Bunton offered Goldberg big money...
Most of the time, the squad's knowledge of crack-house operations was the product of tipster information. "And you have to protect those informants," says Blondie. "It's really your No. 1 obligation. You have defense attorneys demanding that you identify them. But if you give up an informant, chances are he's dead by nightfall...
William A. McDaniel, Baltimore-based lawyer for White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, is ready to file his libel suit against online tipster Matt Drudge (who says Blumenthal abuses his wife). McDaniel, said to be leaning toward Tuesday, is keeping his staff in suspense. We'll let you know...
...misconduct. No sooner had the Air Force completed its awkward ejection of Lieut. Flinn than allegations of wrongdoing by officials high and low began landing in the Pentagon's backyard. Army Major General John Longhouser, commanding general of Aberdeen Proving Ground, decided last week to retire after a telephone tipster told Army investigators of an affair Longhouser had had five years ago. Army Brigadier General Stephen Xenakis was relieved of the command of all Army medical operations in the Southeast region two weeks ago because of an apparent "improper relationship" with a civilian nurse who was caring...
...however, police seemed to have lost Gardiner's family was faring no better, as an anonymous tipster--who had approached the family at home claiming to have seen Gardiner at the St. Nicholas Arena in New York City on the night of his disappearance--appeared to be an obvious and obnoxious fraud...