A person who supplies information to investigators about organized crime that is based on a position of trust and confidence from within the organization is known as what type of informant?

• A. Covert
• B. Confidential
• C. Inside Informant
• D. Trusted Source

Answer: (A)

At the heart of this item is recognizing someone who operates undercover from inside an organized crime group to feed information to investigators. That undercover, inside role is captured by the term covert informant. The word covert emphasizes secrecy and clandestine activity, allowing the informant to blend in, earn the group’s trust, and access inner workings—then relay those details to investigators without revealing their allegiance. While confidential informant and inside informant describe related roles, they don’t inherently convey the hidden, inside access and undercover position that this description highlights. A trusted source is too generic to capture the specific covert, inside-to-outside information flow.