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Cia deputy house searched over congress bribery { May 12 2006 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-051206foggo_lat,0,4884478.story?coll=la-home-headlines http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-051206foggo_lat,0,4884478.story?coll=la-home-headlines Law Enforcement Searches Exiting CIA Deputy's Home By Richard Schmitt Times Staff Writer 1:27 PM PDT, May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON — CIA and FBI officers today searched the home and former office of the recently retired third-ranking official at the CIA, who is under investigation for his ties to a defense contractor linked to the bribery scandal that has landed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-San Diego) in jail. Kyle "Dusty" Foggo resigned as CIA executive director Monday. He had been a top aide to CIA Director Porter J. Goss, who was forced to resign the previous Friday. A CIA spokeswoman said Foggo's legal troubles had "absolutely nothing" to do with Goss' decision to resign. "As part of an ongoing joint investigation by the CIA's office of inspector general and law enforcement agencies into allegations of misconduct by former executive director Dusty Foggo, the FBI and the CIA's office of inspector general this morning executed search warrants for his agency workplace and residence," the CIA said in a statement. "The agency is cooperating fully with the Department of Justice and the FBI." In San Diego, FBI spokeswoman April Langwell said Foggo was under investigation not only by the FBI but also by the IRS and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. They have been investigating whether Foggo played an improper role in the awarding of defense contracts to Brent Wilkes, a personal friend and San Diego businessman who has been implicated in the bribery scandal involving Cunningham. Cunningham, who is serving an eight-year, four-month jail term, admitted taking $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense business to four co-conspirators. Co-conspirator No. 1 was Wilkes, whom Cunningham said gave him $100,000 and helped pay his mortgage in return for his influence in steering defense contracts to Wilkes' companies. Cunningham was a member of the House appropriations subcommittee on defense. Foggo and Wilkes were friends since they roomed together at San Diego State University. The Wall Street Journal has reported that prosecutors were investigating whether Wilkes and an associate had paid for hotel hospitality suites in Washington and supplied prostitutes for House members. The CIA confirmed only that Foggo attended poker games at Washington hotels. Foggo has acknowledged participating in the poker parties, but he has said there was nothing untoward about that. "If he attended occasional card games with friends over the years, Mr. Foggo insists they were that and nothing more," the CIA said. Foggo's associates have said he received the Intelligence Commendation Medal for supporting the war on terror in 2002. Before becoming the agency's No. 3 leader in 2004, he was the chief of base at a classified facility that supports the war on terrorism. As executive director, Foggo had the powerful position of overseeing the day-to-day operations of the CIA. One FBI agent told reporters from Copley News Service, who were at Foggo's residence, that Foggo was not at home in his suburban neighborhood near CIA headquarters and had not been detained. The agents refused to answer other questions about the raid. A neighbor told Copley that the agents arrived about 8 a.m. EDT. A white Chevrolet van was backed up to the carport of the split-level brick home and, at one point, a man wearing latex gloves emerged from the house and went around back. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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