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Foggo Pleads

It's been awhile since TalkLeft took note of Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the former CIA officer who accepted lavish gifts from defense contractor Brent Wilkes, who in turn bribed former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. After Foggo and Wilkes were indicted, Wilkes took his case to trial and lost. (Perhaps the jury was swayed by the hookers who testified against him.) Wilkes was sentenced to 12 years. Cunningham entered a guilty plea and earned an 8 year sentence. For her trouble in pursuing the investigation, San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was fired.

Today Foggo pled guilty to wire fraud.

As part of the plea, prosecutors dropped 27 other counts against him and agreed to seek a prison term no longer than three years and a month.... The plea comes three weeks after prosecutors complained that Foggo was threatening to expose the cover of practically every agent with whom he had contact as part of his defense.

Foggo is scheduled to be sentenced on January 8.

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    Did I read that right? (none / 0) (#1)
    by cal1942 on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 03:00:59 PM EST
    To save his own skin he was going to 'Plame' every CIA agent he knew of?

    What a piece of work.

    Its probably more along the lines (none / 0) (#3)
    by ding7777 on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 07:34:23 PM EST
    of "graymail" - in order to conduct a vigorous defense, CIA assets will be "inadvertently" exposed

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    Foggo Pleads . . . (none / 0) (#2)
    by Doc Rock on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 03:22:20 PM EST
    . . . and Bush pardons?