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ql , There is no question but that Weinberg has been substantially compensated for his Abscam services. The total payments to him at the time of the Williams trial amounted to approximately $150,000. From approximately April 1979 to April 1981 he was paid by the FBI at the rate of $3,000 per month, plus expenses, plus certain bonuses in recognition of work perceived by. the Bureau to be excep- tional. In addition, Weinberg testified that he expected to receive a substantial additional payment when Abscam is concluded. He hopes it will be on the order of $100,000. Both Weinberg and the FBI agents deny that any bonus has 7 been guaranteed to him or that any additional payments are conditional upon the ultimate success of the prosecu- tions. Here the court finds that Weinberg!'s payments in Abscam have not been contingent. Even if they were, however, that would be but one more fact to be weighed in determining the reliability of the results obtained. Payments to informants contingent upon successful prosecutisn of those with whom they deal ‘!have been judicially criticized, © but such payments do not require dismissal of an indictment. See, e.g., US v. Brown, 602 F2d 1073 (CA2 1979); US v. Szycher, 585 F2d 443 (CA 10 1978).