There are certainly more important revelations contained in the trove of court documents filed yesterday in connection with the sentencing of former CIA Number 3 Dusty Foggo, who pleaded guilty in the Duke Cunningham bribery scandal. Indeed, Pro Publica’s Marcus Stern has already picked out some key ones.
But this excerpt from the government’s sentencing memo certainly sheds some light on what kind of a guy Foggo was:
In 1989, while stationed overseas, Foggo stopped his car in front of a bicycle bypass. One frustrated passing cyclist slapped the trunk of Foggo’s car. After the two exchanged words, Foggo responded by knocking him off his bike and punching him in the face. Then, much as he would later lie to others at the CIA about the “cigar bar” cover story for him and JC, Foggo concocted a story that local police officers had fabricated the entire incident as payback for Foggo’s having spurned their efforts to solicit a bribe from him. Foggo’s superiors and the local officials considered his explanation to be “unrealistic and implausible.” Foggo’s chief of station was convinced that Foggo was lying to him. Foggo’s assault on one of its citizens so outraged that nation that officials there filed a Diplomatic Protest with the U.S. Ambassador.
We’ve got a feeling there’s plenty more like that out there. But as always with this stuff, we could use your help. So take a look through the court documents, and let us know, in comments or emails, what else is in there…
The government’s sentencing memo and its appendix are here and here. Prosecutors’ response to Foggo’s sentencing memo is here.
Happy hunting!
