Former CIA official indicted anew in bribery case

cascadiance

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Wed May-21-08 12:40 AM
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Former CIA official indicted anew in bribery case

Source: Associated Press

By MATTHEW BARAKAT – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new indictment of a former top CIA official alleges that he received bribes in the form of "sexual companionship" in exchange for helping a friend get 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.

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Hmm... Even though Thomas Kontogiannis just got sentenced in the Randy Cunningham set of scams, they still aren't over folks!

It sounds like there's a newer charge against one of those partners in crime, Dusty Foggo, that sounds like perhaps it might refresh what might have been the suspicious nature of the DC Madam's "suicide"? Or something similar to that anyway. This stuff just keeps "growing"...

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nongrata

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Wed May-21-08 06:10 AM
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1. A helps B...

B is grateful for A's help so in turn B gives A something to show appreciation. It may not seem like a crime until you begin to think about the other folks who were probably disadvantaged in bidding for the contracts that B got because of A's preferential intervention. Isn't B equally guilty?

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The Backlash Cometh

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Wed May-21-08 06:33 AM
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2. Hmmm...if this is wrong for the CIA, is it wrong for the Rotary Club?

Been livin' here too long. Can't tell up from down, no mo.

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bluesmail

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Wed May-21-08 08:07 AM
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3. K&R Finally something, anything good to read in the morning

to set the tone for the day.

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Soylent Brice

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Wed May-21-08 08:57 AM
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4. lmao

i was thinking the same thing!

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leveymg

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Wed May-21-08 09:38 AM
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5. Bribery is the least of it - the real crimes are fake Iraq WMD intel and Saudi money to the GOP

Democratic Underground - Cunningham Bribery - Foggo (CIA)-MZM ... - 6:31amCunningham Bribery - Foggo (CIA)-MZM Cases Linked to Saudi Slush Fund Scandal. ... of Iraq WMD intelligence by San Diego-based defense contractor, MZM. ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1529067&mesg_id=1529067

Scoop: The FBI Busts Goss, Wilkes & GOP Spy IndustryA source cited by Rozen identified MZM as the private contractor cited for support of an errant CIA Iraq WMD assessment used to justify the Bush ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0605/S00125.htm

The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligenceJun 3, 2007 ... The MZM case deepened earlier this month when Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, ... U.S. intelligence agencies and do big business in Iraq and elsewhere. ...
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5868 - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

War and Piece: November 2005 ArchivesA career CIA operations support officer, Foggo was somewhat controversially ...... BLITZER: That's why the U.S. went to war: the WMD and the Iraq- Al Qaida ...
http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/2005_11.html - 329k - Cached - Similar pages

TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Mitchell Wade"efore the invasion of Iraq," the duo writes, " included ... Dusty Foggo is a dirty, dirty man, and Mitchell Wade is an evil genius. ...
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/cats/mitchell_wade/ - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

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hootinholler

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Wed May-21-08 05:22 PM
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6. How did I miss the Saudi link?

Thanks Mark!

-Hoot

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