House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed him numerous times during its examination of Deutsche Bank and its relationship with Trump. He referred to himself on Twitter as a "comically terrible spy." The U.S. WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports Michael DiFoggio, 58. As an adult, Valentin had a history of opioid abuse and was a member of an unsuccessful rock band. CHICAGO (CBS) - A Bridgeport plumbing contractor who became an FBI informant has been found dead of an apparent suicide in his business. Val struggled with drugs on and off."īroeksmit was born in Ukraine and adopted by Bill Broeksmit, his mother's second husband, according to the New York Times. "It is very sad," Stedman wrote on Twitter. The activities required of confidential informants or human sources, however, may potentially conflict with conditions normally imposed by a court. His father had killed himself in 2014, and Valentin Broeksmit went on to share his father's files with numerous journalists and government investigators, including a trip to an FBI office in Los Angeles, the newspaper reported.įorensic News Network journalist Scott Stedman said he was one of the journalists who received documents from Broeksmit, which highlighted the bank's "deep Russia connections." Broeksmit was reported missing in 2021, but Stedman said they talked in January. Since the inception of the federal criminal justice system, prosecutors have used defendants supervised in the community as confidential human sources or informants. Rudy Perez of the Los Angeles School Police Department told. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said Val Broeksmit was pronounced dead at 7 a.m., Sgt.
Kenneth Cabrera with the Los Angeles Police Department.īroeksmit, the son of Deutsche Bank executive Bill Broeksmit, handed off a trove of confidential documents to federal authorities who were investigating the troubled financial institution, according to a 2019 profile in the New York Times. A federal informant who worked with federal authorities investigating links between former President Donald Trump and Deutsche Bank was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday, officials said. There was no evidence of foul play or unusual circumstances, according to Capt. The coroner's office did not reveal a cause of death pending an investigation.