The
Washington Post has the following buried in a new article written by Dafna Linzer and Walter Pincus on Goss' resignation:
After Goss's announcement yesterday, Foggo told colleagues that he will resign next week. Last week, the agency confirmed that Foggo attended private poker games with Wilkes at a Washington hotel.
Also, the
Scotsman reports that the FBI investigation has expanded slightly:
Mr Wilkes, whose firms have received more than $95 million in government contracts, threw regular parties at "hospitality suites" in luxury Washington hotels at which prostitutes were allegedly provided for the entertainment of guests, including Cunningham. The FBI is interviewing Washington "escorts" and searching room records from some of the city's most prestigious hotels.
TPM Muckraker reported this week that the Watergate has been subpoenaed multiple times:
I stopped by the Watergate Hotel this afternoon and chatted with Josh Graham, the assistant general manager, about the recent stories swirling around his establishment.
According to Graham, the Watergate has received multiple subpoenas in connection with the Wilkes Hookergate scandal. He went on to say that the hotel is complying with those subpoenas but that he couldn't discuss the content of the orders, nor could he discuss details of the investigation, "out of respect for our guests' privacy."
No word yet on subpoenaes served to the other hotels allegedly used.
As the dominos continue to fall, the plot continues to thicken. The CIA Inspector General is also on the case:
The agency is examining whether Foggo arranged for any contracts to be granted to companies associated with Brent R. Wilkes, a contractor and longtime friend of Foggo who had connections to Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.).
The
WSJ details the ties between Foggo and Wilkes and where the federal investigation is ultimately heading:
Mr. Foggo has been a close friend since junior high school with Poway, Calif., defense contractor Brent R. Wilkes. The criminal investigation centers on whether Mr. Foggo used his postings at the CIA to improperly steer contracts to Mr. Wilkes's companies.
Mr. Wilkes earlier this year was implicated in the charges filed against Mr. Cunningham, as an unindicted co-conspirator who allegedly had paid about $630,000 in bribes to Mr. Cunningham for help in obtaining federal contracts.
No charges have been filed against Mr. Wilkes, although federal prosecutors in San Diego are working to build a case against him, as well as Mr. Foggo, people with knowledge of the investigation said.
The FBI and federal prosecutors also are investigating evidence that Mr. Wilkes had given gifts to Mr. Foggo and paid for various services for him while Mr. Foggo was in a position to help him gain particular CIA contracts.