It took some time, but an indictment has finally been returned against defense contractor Brent Wilkes and former CIA official Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, cronies of (and alleged co-conspirators with) former Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham.

The [grand] jury returned 11 counts against Foggo and Wilkes that include conspiracy, wire fraud, conflict of interest and money laundering. It charges Foggo with using his seniority and influence within the CIA to direct the awarding of contracts to Wilkes, his lifelong friend.

A second indictment, which included 26 counts, names Wilkes and New York-based mortgage banker John T. Michael, who co-owned a mortgage company that provided loans to Cunningham. It charges Wilkes with conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery of a public official and money laundering.

The Foggo-Wilkes indictment is here, and the Wilkes-Michael indictment is here (both in pdf).

For her hard work in bringing the indictments, US Attorney Carol Lam was given the axe. Even as she announced the indictments today, the Justice Department was interviewing "four of her top advisers for the position of interim chief while a committee searches for a long-term replacement."