https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-el-chapo-technology-guru-20190110-story.html
Prosecutors released this pixelated photo of Christian Rodriguez to protect his identity. The tech wiz gave authorities access to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s private communications.
In 2011, Rodriguez had another harrowing meeting — this time with the FBI. The agents approached him in Bogota. “They told me they knew I worked for Chapo and I was in serious trouble,” he said. He lied at first, too frightened to admit he worked for the notorious El Chapo, he said. But he soon decided to cooperate under an agreement in which he would not be charged with a crime, could eventually relocate to the United States, and would be paid $480,000, which included his expenses and relocation fees.
Rodriguez gave the FBI access to Guzman’s server, which the agency had unsuccessfully tried to infiltrate for two years. He also created software so calls on the server would be secretly recorded.
But he soon overheard a call in which a cartel lieutenant said “it had been confirmed 100%” that Rodriguez had flipped.
Scared for his life, Rodriguez moved to the U.S. — but kept working for the FBI.