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sailing from Italy to Greece. Searches by Greek police and
Interpol revealed nothing. There are various theories and rumours regarding his disappearance. Some have speculated that he was killed by former associates, that he went into hiding because of evidence against him in recently released
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that Bréguet collaborated with the US Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) from at least 1991 onward. As a paid agent with the cryptonym FDBONUS/1, he provided the CIA with information on the Carlos group and spied on Greek left-wing terrorist organizations.
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demanding their release within thirty days. When the letter was leaked to the press, the publicity ended in the pair getting lighter prison sentences with the attempted murder charge dropped.
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headquarters in Munich as his first operation. In August 1996 German prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Bréguet in connection with that attack.
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