bag man
Mob's cash collector
A bag man is someone who collects or distributes money in illegal or corrupt transactions—bribes, payoffs, or extortion proceeds.
The term evokes the image of cash delivered in unmarked bags: The senator's bag man was caught on tape accepting envelopes.
In politics, it sometimes extends to fundraisers who solicit donations through questionable means.
Corrupt payment for influence
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- graftIllicit political gain
- extortionObtaining through threats
money laundering · slush fund · hush money · dirty money · influence peddling · embezzlement · racketeering · payola
Agent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- runnerOne who sprints
- deliveryConveyance of goods
handler · contact · broker · representative · middleman · carrier · collector · mule
Covert field agent
- agentOne who acts independently
- spyCovert information gatherer
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- moleSubterranean insectivore
covert · intelligence · counterintelligence · surveillance · infiltration · handler · asset · clandestine
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
extortion · money laundering · slush fund · hush money · dirty money · influence peddling · embezzlement · racketeering · payola · fraud
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- runnerOne who sprints
delivery · handler · contact · broker · representative · middleman · carrier · collector · mule · drop-off
operative
Covert field agent
mole · covert · intelligence · counterintelligence · surveillance · infiltration · handler · asset · clandestine · dead drop
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- dirty moneydirty money, ill-gotten gains, illicit funds, illicit gains, proceeds of crime
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- hired killersassassin, hitman, sicario, contract killer, hired gun
bag manboss
Workplace superior
kingpin · crime boss · crime lord · mastermind · don
bag manwhistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
informant · straight arrow · honest broker · reformer · muckraker
bag, man, bags, bagged, bagging, baggy, manly, manliness, manhood