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der Mitwisser (-)
die Mitwisserin (-nen)
   accessory (to a crime); confidant; sb who knows about sth, is in on sth

Die Tat wurde erst Monate später entdeckt, obwohl es Zeugen und Mitwisser gab.
The crime was only discovered months later, even though there were witnesses and people who knew about it.
Koch war nicht nur ein Mitwisser, er war Mittäter.
Koch was not only in on the secret but was an accomplice.
Bei der Spitzelaffäre der Deutschen Bahn gab es mehr Mitwisser, als das Unternehmen bisher zugegeben hat.
In the Deutsche Bahn informant affair there were more people who knew what was going on than the firm has admitted until now.

Related:
die Mitwisserschaft state of being an accessory/in on a secret
  an seiner Mitwisserschaft kann kein Zweifel bestehen there can be no doubt that he was an accessory (to the crime)
Mitwisser sein to know about a crime/violation, be in on a secret
der Mittäter accomplice
der Komplize accomplice

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