Still, the government is not perfect. There is a lot of incompetence.
Sometimes, things are done, simply because the other side opposes it.
Just a hunch; Epps i@ dirt mechanic for the firm. Not on the official payroll and no official HR records. That way they have plausible deniability if he’s ever caught. He’ll have Highly classified HR records somewhere, paid out of black funds, full retirement, etc. It is probable that the agency has a small army of guys like Epps that form the team that do wet ops, wreck railroads, destroy food processing plants and refineries. The agency not supposed to work in country. Times have changed, remember the “Plumbers”? If you’re running a coup d’etat you’re going to need a small army. Informers aren’t reliable, you need pros. Just a hunch - think about it.