> mob? I'd have thought it _much_ more likely to be corporate entities wanting information on local officials, other corporations, etc. I'm thinking based on

> mob? I'd have thought it _much_ more likely to be corporate entities wanting information on local officials, other corporations, etc. I'm thinking based on incidents like Coca-Cola paying paramilitary groups/mercenaries to form death squads to quash unions at their factories[1] or Nestlé's malfeasant water acquisitions[2]. [1]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1448962.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1448962.stm [2]: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/the-fight-over-water-how-nestle-dries-up-us-creeks-to-sell-water-in-plastic-bottles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/the-figh...