$548-Million

 The US government pays out around $548-million now (yearly) to informants.  I sat and looked at the amount....pretty hefty amount.

This includes all of the various agencies.  

Are there people pulling in $100k a year?  Well....no one really suggests that.  There's just this funnel and if you provide information to some agency....you might be getting a regular check of some amount.  

Could you get check #1 from the FBI, and check #2 from the DEA?  Well....no one really says it's impossible.