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<h3>Duke Cunningham and Brent Wilkes</h3>

After the fall of San Diego Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Randy%22Duke%22_Cunningham" title='Randy "Duke" Cunningham'>Randy "Duke" Cunningham</a> investigators began to look at other lawmakers who had ties to the same contractors -- in this case the San Diego-based <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes" title="Brent Wilkes" class="mw-redirect">Brent Wilkes</a> -- alleged to have bribed Cunningham. Lewis was quickly determined to be one of those lawmakers. The Redlands legislator had a history of working with Cunningham to help secure contracts for Wilkes' Poway, Calif. contracting businesses <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ADCS,Inc." title="ADCS, Inc.">ADCS, Inc.</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=PerfectWave_Technologies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PerfectWave Technologies (page does not exist)">PerfectWave Technologies</a>.<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> One San Diego military contractor called the Cunningham-Lewis duo "pretty frightening" and stated that they were "exerting a lot of control."<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, three months after Lewis became chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee he received $17,000 from Wilkes and his associates. Wilkes was trying get a contract from the Pentagon to digitize documents in the Panama Canal Zone. However, the Pentagon did not want to give Wilkes' <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ADCS,_Inc." title="ADCS, Inc.">ADCS, Inc.</a> the amount of money that he was asking for. Wilkes issued Cunningham a memo -- which was released in government documents along with Cunnginham's guilty plea -- stating, "We need $10 m(illion) more immediately . . . This is very important and if you cannot resolve this others will be calling also."<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> The "other" names have been blacked out from the document although the first letter of the first name begins with a "D" and the first letter of the second name begins with a "J".<a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/GovExhib15.gif" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/GovExhib15.gif" rel="nofollow">[4]</a> Educated guesses have led some to state that the blacked out names are <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Duncan_Hunter" title="Duncan Hunter">Duncan Hunter</a> and Jerry Lewis.<a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/004166.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/004166.html" rel="nofollow">[5]</a>

Both Lewis and Cunningham proceeded to cut funding for the F-22 fighter jet<a href="http://www.afa.org/magazine/Feb2000/0200jerry.asp" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.afa.org/magazine/Feb2000/0200jerry.asp" rel="nofollow">[6]</a>, which led the Pentagon to bow to their pressure and hand Wilkes the $10 million more for his document conversion contract. Later, when another lawmaker would threaten the F-22's funding Cunningham would label them a "socialist".<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060512-9999-1n12lewis.html" rel="nofollow">[7]</a>

Lewis has received $88,252 from Wilkes and his associates. He is the third-highest recipient of campaign contributions from <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes" title="Brent Wilkes" class="mw-redirect">Brent Wilkes</a> trailing only Cunningham and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Doolittle" title="John Doolittle">John Doolittle</a>, who is a self-professed friend of Wilkes. Lewis has stated that he knew Wilkes "socially years ago" and took a trip to Guatemala with Wilkes.<a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wilkes8may08,0,6220306,full.story?coll=la-home-business" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wilkes8may08,0,6220306,full.story?coll=la-home-business" rel="nofollow">[8]</a> Wilkes worked in the 1980s bringing congressmen to Central America to meet with the counter-revolutionary militias that were "disappearing" thousands of civilians while battling the Marxist Sandinistas.

Brent R. Wilkes is a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bush%27s_Rangers" title="Bush's Rangers">Bush Pioneer</a> who <a href="http://www.tpj.org/docs/pioneers/pioneers_view.jsp?id=1005" class="external text" title="http://www.tpj.org/docs/pioneers/pioneers_view.jsp?id=1005" rel="nofollow">raised</a> at least $100,000 for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bush-Cheney_%2704_Inc." title="Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.">Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004</a>. According to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a> filings, Wilkes and his wife have donated $139,806 to politicians since 2001, not including the $100,000 Wilkes raised as an elite fundraising Pioneer for Bush in 2004. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>

Wilkes is the founder of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Defense_contractor" title="Defense contractor" class="mw-redirect">defense contractor</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ADCS,_Inc." title="ADCS, Inc.">ADCS, Inc.</a>, "a San Diego IT services company." <a href="http://www.securitypipeline.com/shared/article/printableArticleSrc.jhtml?articleId=15800251" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.securitypipeline.com/shared/article/printableArticleSrc.jhtml?articleId=15800251" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Profiles">1 Profiles</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Affiliations">2 Affiliations</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Campaign_contributions">3 Campaign contributions</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#.22Duke.22_Cunningham">4 "Duke" Cunningham</a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Cunningham_corruption_case_trial">4.1 Cunningham corruption case trial</a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Wilkes_convicted">4.1.1 Wilkes convicted</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Wilkes_searched">5 Wilkes searched</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Meddling">6 Meddling</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#SourceWatch_resources">7 SourceWatch resources</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#Articles_.26_commentary">8.2 Articles & commentary</a></li>

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<h2>Profiles</h2>

In Spring 2005, Brent Wilkes was identified as president of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wilkes_Corporation" title="Wilkes Corporation">Wilkes Corporation</a>: earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from San Diego State University in 1977 and attended the SDSU Graduate School of Business. "Based in San Diego, Wilkes Corporation provides leadership, knowledge and personnel for technology and defense-related corporations. The Wilkes Corporation is the parent company to several other California corporations including:" ADCS, Inc., <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Group_W_Advisors,Inc." title="Group W Advisors, Inc.">Group W Advisors, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Group_W_Media_Productions,Inc." title="Group W Media Productions, Inc.">Group W Media Productions, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Group_W_Events,Inc." title="Group W Events, Inc.">Group W Events, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paradigm_Knowledge_Management,Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paradigm Knowledge Management, Inc. (page does not exist)">Paradigm Knowledge Management, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Group_W_Holdings,Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Group W Holdings, Inc. (page does not exist)">Group W Holdings, Inc.</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Group_W_Transportation,Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Group W Transportation, Inc. (page does not exist)">Group W Transportation, Inc.</a> <a href="http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Ecba/news-online/01-05-j.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/_{cba/news-online/01-05-j.html}" rel="nofollow">[3]</a>

<h2>Affiliations</h2>

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<li>Brent Wilkes, ADCS, Inc.: Board Member, San Diego International Sports Council (2002) <a href="http://www.sdisc.com/documents/SDISC2002.pdf" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.sdisc.com/documents/SDISC2002.pdf" rel="nofollow">[4]</a></li>

<li>Board Member, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wings_Over_America_Scholarship_Foundation" title="Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation">Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation</a> (2004, 2005) <a href="http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=%22Group+W+Advisors%22&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=31&u=www.wingsoveramerica.us/Applications/trifold-2004.pdf&w=%22group+w+advisors%22&d=R-JGa46CL5UB&icp=1&.intl=us" class="external autonumber" title="http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=%22Group+W+Advisors%22&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=31&u=www.wingsoveramerica.us/Applications/trifold-2004.pdf&w=%22group+w+advisors%22&d=R-JGa46CL5UB&icp=1&.intl=us" rel="nofollow">[5]</a><a href="http://wingsoveramerica.us/WOA_Board.htm" class="external autonumber" title="http://wingsoveramerica.us/WOA_Board.htm" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></li>

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<h2>Campaign contributions</h2>

Brent Wilkes "gave more than $840,000 in contributions to 32 House members or candidates, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Campaign_finance_%28U.S.%29" title="Campaign finance (U.S.)">campaign-finance</a> records show. He flew <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Republican" title="Republican" class="mw-redirect">Republican</a> lawmakers on his private jet and hired lobbyists with close ties to those lawmakers," Matt Kelley and Jim Drinkard <a href="http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12843" class="external text" title="http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12843" rel="nofollow">reported</a> November 30, 2005, for USA Today.

<h2>"Duke" Cunningham</h2>

Brent Wilkes is the defense contractor who "allowed" Representative <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Randy_%22Duke%22_Cunningham" title='Randy "Duke" Cunningham'>Randy "Duke" Cunningham</a> the "use of a 14.5-foot, 170-horsepower fiberglass boat several years ago when it was docked near Cunningham's yacht in Washington, D.C.," Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" rel="nofollow">wrote</a> September 10, 2005, for Copley News Service.

Like Cunningham "campaign contributor and close friend" <a href="http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/109588.shtml" class="external autonumber" title="http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/109588.shtml" rel="nofollow">[7]</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mitchell_J._Wade" title="Mitchell J. Wade" class="mw-redirect">Mitchell J. Wade</a>, Wilkes "received Cunningham's support in his efforts to secure federal contracts" for ADCS, Inc., "which converts paper documents into a digital format. Since 1997, Wilkes and other ADCS insiders have given nearly $70,000 to Cunningham and his <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">political action committee</a>," Calbreath and Kammer <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" rel="nofollow">said</a>. "During that period, Wilkes' company gained at least $80 million in contracts from the Pentagon."

<h3>Cunningham corruption case trial</h3>

<h4>Wilkes convicted</h4>

Wilkes was convicted on November 5, 2007 on all 13 counts of conspiracy, bribery, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Money_laundering" title="Money laundering">money laundering</a>, and wire fraud. The individual counts carry maximum sentences ranging from 5 to 20 years. His attorney, Geragos, said "I don’t believe this case was proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Obviously I’m very disappointed. I think he shares the confidence that we’ll get it reversed."<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a>

U.S. attorney in San Diego, Karen Hewitt, said "This case demonstrates our firm commitment that those who bribe federal officials shall face criminal consequences for their wrongdoing." The jury forewoman said jurors were disappointed not to hear from Cunningham. "It would have been nice to hear his perspective on what happened, seeing that he’s at the center of all this," she said. The jury spent under four full days deliberating before returning the verdict.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a>

Geragos told the judge he intended to appeal on grounds that grand jury secrets were deliberately and illegally disclosed to the news media before Wilkes was indicted in February, 2007. He said he intended to subpoena at least two reporters to determine if the leaks came from the prosecution team. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns told Geragos his prospects for getting the verdict dismissed on only that basis were small.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a>

Attorneys representing Wilkes in a separate federal case said they may ask for him to remain free after sentencing in order to prepare for trial. In the second case, Wilkes was charged with offering former <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=CIA" title="CIA" class="mw-redirect">CIA</a> executive director <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kyle_Dustin_%22Dusty%22_Foggo" title='Kyle Dustin "Dusty" Foggo'>Kyle "Dusty" Foggo</a>, a childhood friend, a job and treating him to golf vacations in return for help getting contracts. Both men had pleaded not guilty to 30 counts of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brent_Wilkes#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a>

<h2>Wilkes searched</h2>

The August 18, 2005, San Diego area newspapers "reported the search by <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=FBI" title="FBI" class="mw-redirect">FBI</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Defense_Department" title="Defense Department" class="mw-redirect">Defense Department</a> agents" at both ADCS Inc. offices and "the home of its chief executive, Brent Wilkes, a major contributor to Republican politicians." Wilkes, who is "under investigation by a San Diego grand jury," is a former business associate of Wade, the head of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=MZM_Inc." title="MZM Inc.">MZM Inc.</a> and a "former consultant to ADCS who met Cunningham through his work for the San Diego company, according to sources familiar with the relationship," Charles R. Babcock and R. Jeffrey Smith, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" class="external text" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" rel="nofollow">reported</a> in the Washington Post.

<h2>Meddling</h2>

"The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pentagon" title="Pentagon">Pentagon</a>'s inspector general previously investigated several ADCS contracts because of complaints 'alleging favoritism and inappropriate actions,' and he concluded in 1999 that they were awarded as the result of irregular procedures. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Louis_A._Kratz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis A. Kratz (page does not exist)">Louis A. Kratz</a>, an assistant deputy undersecretary of defense, said in a recent interview that he had requested the IG probe. Both Cunningham and Wilkes had called him seeking the release of funds for ADCS, he said," Babcock and Smith <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" class="external text" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" rel="nofollow">wrote</a>. "Kratz said he had never before experienced anything close to their 'meddling' and 'arrogance.' Wilkes 'implied that it was his money,' Kratz said, though the funding was earmarked for a program, not a company. The document conversion program was later killed, Kratz said."

<h2>SourceWatch resources</h2>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Republican_%27culture_of_corruption%27" title="Republican 'culture of corruption'">Republican 'culture of corruption'</a></li>

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<h2>External links</h2>

<h3>Profiles</h3>

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<li><a href="http://www.politicaltshirts.us/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_News.htm" class="external text" title="http://www.politicaltshirts.us/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_News.htm" rel="nofollow">"Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments,"</a> Political Shirts.us, undated: "Brent Wilkes, 49, of Poway, has been appointed to the Del Mar Fair Board. He is the president of the Wilkes Corporation, which provides leadership, knowledge and personnel for technology and defense related corporations. This position does not require Senate confirmation and is unpaid. Wilkes is a Republican."</li>

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<h3>Articles & commentary</h3>

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<li>Dean Calbreath, <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050805/news_1n5duke.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050805/news_1n5duke.html" rel="nofollow">"Politicians' private-jet use raises questions. Cunningham among those who flew on tiny S.D. air carrier,"</a> San Diego Union-Tribune, August 5, 2005.</li>

<li>Charles R. Babcock and R. Jeffrey Smith, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" class="external text" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081702005.html?nav=rss_business" rel="nofollow">"Search Targets Contractor With Ties to Lawmaker,"</a> Washington Post, August 18, 2005.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050818-22474700-bc-us-pentagoncontract.xml" class="external text" title="http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050818-22474700-bc-us-pentagoncontract.xml" rel="nofollow">"Feds seek congressman's house,"</a> UPI (Science Daily), August 18, 2005.</li>

<li>Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer, <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050910-9999-7m10boat.html" rel="nofollow">"Poway contractor provided a loaner,"</a> Copley News Service, September 10, 2005.</li>

<li>Marcus Stern. Jerry Kammer and Dean Calbreath, <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20051005-9999-1n5quid.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20051005-9999-1n5quid.html" rel="nofollow">"Lawmaker contacted contractor early on. Once on panel, Cunningham wrote to figure now in probe,"</a> San Diego Union-Tribune, October 5, 2005.</li>

<li>Jeff Mazur, <a href="http://www.firedupmissouri.com/node/3180" class="external text" title="http://www.firedupmissouri.com/node/3180" rel="nofollow">"GOP Rep Cops to Taking Bribes from Contractor with Ties to Roy Blunt,"</a> Fired Up Missouri!, November 28, 2005.</li>

<li>Elliot Spagat, <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/11/28/state/n095437S78.DTL" class="external text" title="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/11/28/state/n095437S78.DTL" rel="nofollow">"San Diego-area Rep. Cunningham pleads guilty to conspiracy,"</a> Associated Press (San Diego Union-Tribune), November 28, 2005.</li>

<li>Matt Kelley and Jim Drinkard, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-29-cunningham-case_x.htm?csp=34" class="external text" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-29-cunningham-case_x.htm?csp=34" rel="nofollow">"Contractor spends big on key lawmakers,"</a> USA Today, November 29, 2005.</li>

<li>Laura Rozen, <a href="http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/11/index.html#008463" class="external text" title="http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/11/index.html#008463" rel="nofollow">"Cunningham, Wilkes, and the CIA?"</a> TAPPED, November 29, 2005.</li>

<li>Matt Kelley and Jim Drinkard, <a href="http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12843" class="external text" title="http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12843" rel="nofollow">"US: Defense Contractor Spends Big on Key Lawmakers,"</a> USA Today (CorpWatch), November 30, 2005.</li>

<li>Josephine Hearn, <a href="http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/113005/fallout.html" class="external text" title="http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/113005/fallout.html" rel="nofollow">"Co-Conspirators' Largesse Extended to Many,"</a> The Hill (<a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/113005B.shtml" class="external text" title="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/113005B.shtml" rel="nofollow">TruthOut</a>), November 30, 2005.</li>

<li>Charles R. Babcock, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/29/AR2005112901641.html" class="external text" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/29/AR2005112901641.html" rel="nofollow">"Contractors Linked to Bribery Case Worked Together,"</a> Washington Post, November 30, 2005.</li>

<li>Daniel Hopsicker, <a href="http://www.madcowprod.com/11302005.html" class="external text" title="http://www.madcowprod.com/11302005.html" rel="nofollow">"Cunningham Stripped $700 Million from U.S. Defense. 'Dukester's' Epic Boo-Hoo Hiding Massive Pentagon Rip-Off,"</a> Mad Cow Morning News, November 30, 2005.</li>

<li>Erica Werner, <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESSMAN_BRIBERY?SITE=JRC&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-12-01-07-52-07" class="external text" title="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESSMAN_BRIBERY?SITE=JRC&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-12-01-07-52-07" rel="nofollow">"Committee to Probe Cunningham's Intel Work,"</a> Associated Press (AllAroundPhilly, December 1, 2005.</li>

<li>Laura Rozen, <a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/003187.html" class="external text" title="http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/003187.html" rel="nofollow">"Republican Running for Cunningham's Seat,"</a> War and Piece, December 2, 2005. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brian_P._Bilbray&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian P. Bilbray (page does not exist)">Brian P. Bilbray</a> received campaign contributions from Wilkes 1998-2000.</li>

<li>LieparDestin, <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/3/204731/868" class="external text" title="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/3/204731/868" rel="nofollow">"Cunningham, Wilkes, and the Poway Mafia,"</a> Daily Kos, December 3, 2005.</li>

<li>Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer, <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051204-9999-1n4adcs.html" class="external text" title="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051204-9999-1n4adcs.html" rel="nofollow">"ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts,"</a> San Diego Union-Tribune, December 4, 2005.</li>

<li><a href="http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/12/dc_sex_scandal.html" class="external text" title="http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/12/dc_sex_scandal.html" rel="nofollow">"DC Sex Scandal About To Break?"</a> Hotline Blog/National Journal, December 5, 2005.</li>

<li>Laura Rozen, <a href="http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/12/index.html#008524" class="external text" title="http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/12/index.html#008524" rel="nofollow">"Conflicts of Interest: Cunningham, Wilkes, and the CIA" (Cont'd)</a>, TAPPED, December 5, 2005.</li>

<li>Ellen Miller, <a href="http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/12/6/182318/871" class="external text" title="http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/12/6/182318/871" rel="nofollow">"Abramoffian Web of Corruption,"</a> TPM Cafe, December 6, 2005.</li>

<li>Roxanna Tiron, <a href="http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/120605_wilkes.html" class="external text" title="http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/120605_wilkes.html" rel="nofollow">"Wilkes companies leave little trace in cyberspace,"</a> The Hill, December 6, 2005: "Among K Street'shundreds of lobbying shops, Group W Advisors stands out because it does not exist in the virtual universe."</li>

<li>Erica Werner, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/12/09/defense_contractors_tried_to_curry_favor/" class="external text" title="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/12/09/defense_contractors_tried_to_curry_favor/" rel="nofollow">"Defense contractors tried to curry favor,"</a> Associated Press (Boston Globe), December 9, 2005.</li>

<li><a href="http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/10/114820/90" class="external text" title="http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/10/114820/90" rel="nofollow">"The. Biggest. Scandal. Ever! Phony Front Companies Cycle Millions Back to GOP!"</a> Daily Kos, December 10, 2005: "Brent Wilkes & Mitchell Wade - Bagmen in the Successful Plot to Take Over the United States and Enrich GOP Officeholders."</li>

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