here's some sauce for ya:

The Law doesn't apply them, never has never will:

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/doj-declines-prosecute-fbi-agent-who-received-money-former-source

“The OIG also found,” the summary said, “that the SA improperly withheld information related to a state criminal investigation from local police department, and provided false information to the police department regarding the CHS’s status as an FBI CHS, which actions were wholly inconsistent with the SA’s obligations as a federal law enforcement officer.

“The OIG also found that the SA lacked candor with the FBI and the OIG, in violation of FBI policy,” said the summary.