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How the FBI's fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells

Planet Money

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Operation Anom: The FBI's Digital Sting

This chapter explores the FBI's innovative use of a fake cell phone company to infiltrate organized crime, highlighting the dynamics of their encrypted communication platform. It details the unexpected behaviors of criminals and the significant impact of the operation, culminating in international law enforcement raids that disrupted major criminal networks.

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