Don't be naive. They have to have contacts with persons who indirectly or directly have that valuable information which will make up the intelligence we need to stay safe. I'm not being naive. Ellen's an unsavory character, which he'd have to be to have those contacts. My poorly-made point was that the Williams connection is merely a coincidence, and that his shady contacts would certainly know about him regardless of the FBI.
Okay. But unfortunately the unsavory characters are usually the ones with all the good poop.