He's No Angel  The federal informant the government doesn't want
you to know about  He's No Angel  In March 2009, immigration
agents in Miami transmitted an urgent message to the FBI field
office at 26 Federal Plaza: Dominican narcotics traffickers had
put out a contract on the head of Michael Garcia, the former
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Alarm bells sounded. A plot to assassinate a man who had been
one of the most powerful and prominent law-enforcement officials
in the country was a big deal.  The FBI quickly dispatched
agents, U.S. Marshals, and police to provide around-the-clock
guards for Garcia, who had served as U.S. Attorney here from
2005 to 2008 before going into private practice. Federal agents
ordered a range of wiretaps, dumped phone records, and sent
agents and undercovers to the Dominican Republic.  iStock,
Florida Department of Law Enforcement & Corrections Department
of Justice —Southern District of New York  The threat appeared
plausible. After all, Garcia