A former confidential informant who participated in a U.S. money laundering investigation in Colombia can move forward with her claims that federal officials failed to provide the protection they promised, a judge ruled Monday.
Claudia Hurtado Vargas served as an informant from 1997 to 2000, according to her complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. She said U.S. officials violated written agreements to notify the Colombian government about her cooperation and come to her aid when she faced criminal charges in Colombia in connection with her work as an informant.
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