inside job

noun

1. a crime committed by or in collusion with a person or persons closely associated with the victim.

   The robbery seemed an inside job, because there was no evidence of forced entry.

inside job

noun

1. informal,  a crime committed with the assistance of someone associated with the victim, such as a person employed on the premises burgled

Word History and Origins

Origin of inside job¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Gabriel says that his childhood was engulfed by outlandish misinformation about 9/11 being "an inside job" and the Royal Family being shape-shifting lizards.

From BBC

The "soundtrack" to their school runs, Gabriel says, was conspiracy theorist Alex Jones talking about how the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged or 9/11 "was an inside job".

From BBC

Police, meanwhile, quickly dismissed the notion that Kardashian was lying because she was so badly shaken up, but seriously investigated whether it was an inside job.

From Los Angeles Times

The lies range from claims that 9/11 was an inside job to the Boston Marathon bombings being staged by the FBI.

From Salon

According to him, 9/11 was an inside job, the Boston Marathon bombing was staged by the FBI and the shooting of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was part of a clandestine mind-control operation.

From Los Angeles Times