SAN DIEGO (AP) - The CIA's former No. 3 official was indicted Tuesday on suspicion of accepting lavish vacations, helicopter rides and private jet flights from a defense contractor who was also charged. A federal grand jury returned 11 counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering against Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, executive director of the CIA until he resigned in May, and his close friend, San Diego defense contractor Brent Wilkes.| Leave him alone in a locked room with a pistol and a single bullet. He'll know what to do. |
Foggo is accused of arranging that fall for one of Wilkes' companies to be a middleman in selling bottled water to the CIA. In December 2003, Wilkes introduced Foggo at a party at Wilkes' headquarters in Poway, Calif., as a future executive. Wilkes paid $32,000 for Foggo to join him on a vacation to Hawaii in December 2003 and January 2004, the indictment charges. Foggo and Wilkes, both 52, are accused of making illegal money transfers of $815,000 in government contract funds from a Virginia shell company to Wilkes' companies.
Foggo and Wilkes could each be punished by up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
In a separate indictment, Wilkes was charged with 25 counts of conspiracy, bribery, money laundering and unlawful monetary transactions to Cunningham in return for government contracts. The indictment included three counts of laundering more than $12 million.
A man described as a co-conspirator in Cunningham's 2005 plea agreement, John T. Michael, was charged with one count of obstruction of justice.
Wilkes could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the second indictment. Michael faces up to five years if convicted.