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May 20th,
2008 - New Indictment in Case Against Former CIA Executive Director |
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New Indictment
in Case Against Former CIA Executive Director By Matthew Barakat Associated Press May 20, 2008 Washington - A new
indictment of a former top CIA official alleges that he received bribes in
the form of “sexual companionship” from a friend seeking an edge in landing
multimillion-dollar contracts from the agency. Federal prosecutors in
Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday obtained a superseding indictment against Kyle
“Dusty” Foggo, who as executive director held the CIA's No. 3 rank before
leaving in 2006. The indictment accuses Foggo
of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in meals, vacations and other perks
in exchange for helping friend Brent Wilkes obtain various contracts with the
CIA. The new indictment also
includes an allegation that Foggo received sexual companionship and
“enrichment of a mistress,” though the allegations are not detailed in the
indictment. The sexual companionship
allegation may be new to the formal charges against Foggo, but they are a
familiar part of the case as a whole. Wilkes has already pleaded guilty to
paying bribes to then-Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., some of which
came in the form of prostitutes. The superseding indictment
also adds new counts of making false statements and conflict of interest
against Foggo. Specifically, the indictment accuses Foggo of failing to
disclose the various gifts he received from Wilkes on his federal financial
disclosure form. The conflict of interest charges allege, among other things,
that Foggo tried to steer to Wilkes a contract worth more than $100 million
to provide air support to the CIA, even as Foggo stood to benefit
financially. Generally, though, the new
indictment spells out many of the same allegations made previously;
prosecutors had said earlier this year that the new indictment would not
contain any major surprises for the defense. Calls and an e-mail sent to
Foggo's lawyers were not immediately returned Tuesday. A hearing in the case is
scheduled for Thursday. External link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080520-1722-ca-congressman-bribery.html |