Kyle Dustin Foggo, a former top CIA official, pleaded guilty Monday of defrauding the U.S. government

Kyle Dustin Foggo, a former top CIA official, pleaded guilty Monday of defrauding the U.S. government for using his influence to steer contracts to his long-time friend.<br />Foggo, 53, the third-highest position in the CIA between 2004 and 2006, entered his plea in a Virginia federal courtroom, related to his dealings with defense contractor and good friend Brent Wilkes. He was accused of helping steer agency contracts to companies run by Wilkes. Foggo resigned in 2006 as executive director of the CIA and was charged in 2007 with fraud and other offenses in the bribery case of convicted U.S. Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham.<br />Prosecutors said Foggo and Cunningham helped steer an estimated100 million U.S. dollars in contracts to Wilkes' firms. Cunningham is serving eight years in prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes from defense contractors and evading taxes. Foggo was then indicted in May 2007 on charges involving Wilkes, who is serving 12 years in prison for bribing Cunningham.<br />Foggo faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in January, but prosecutors promise to pursue no more than 37 months in prison.

Kyle Dustin Foggo, a former top CIA official, pleaded guilty Monday of defrauding the U.S. government

Kyle Dustin Foggo, a former top CIA official, pleaded guilty Monday of defrauding the U.S. government for using his influence to steer contr...

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