1987. Geraldo Rivera sits for an interview with a woman who sets her time to working with the FBI as an informant. Befriending mafia men she can gain valuable information the authorities will then use in building their case.
“I’m a typical, high class .. broad, you know, money. I walk in with my diamonds…they go for it. In other words, when I go out and get my man, I Get them.”
‘Arlene’ talks about the people she’s helped put away and agencies she has worked with. She admits later in the clip feeling guilty about one of the men she helped put away, and refuses to answer how she feels about John Gotti.
Informants continue to be used in various ways by law enforcement agencies around the world.