Craig Monteihl spent time in prison for using fraudulent checks . He was recruited by the FBI as a mole as part of post-9/11 surveillance . Tasked at infiltrating the Irvine Islamic Center in Orange County , pretending to be a radical Muslim . He claims his handlers encouraged him to have sexual relations for intel . He was paid $ 177,000 from the government for the 15 months of work . However cover was blown when the mosque reported him to the FBI .
Craig Monteilh spent time in prison for using fraudulent checks . He was recruited by the FBI as a mole as part of post-9/11 surveillance . Tasked at infiltrating the Irvine Islamic Center in Orange County , pretending to be a radical Muslim . He claims his handlers encouraged him to have sexual relations for intel . He was paid $ 177,000 from the government for the 15 months of work . However cover was blown when the mosque reported him to the FBI .