[boppo1]

>particularly high profile example would be the plot to kidnap a state governor a few years ago.

iirc that was something more than infiltration. The FBI found an extremist loser who lived in a basement, egged him on, helped him network & gave him resources. Without them, he probably would have been thinking really hard about it, not much more.

[MSFT_Edging]

That's basically the FBI's MO.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/aby-rayyan-fbi-terro...

[bell-cot]

Munger's Law - Agents know they'll never get recognition or promotions by rounding up hothead wannabes.