[[Paul Palmer]] was an informant for the [[United States Government|government]]. He became an informant after being busted for selling chemical precursors. Palmer put [[Ben Kalka]] in touch with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] to obtain monomethylamine, a key ingredient for methamphetamine production, as part of a federal sting operation.[^1] --- ### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.