So the real core

So the real core of the Cunningham defense contracting bribery scandal gets underway. Mitchell Wade, the flashiest of the Duke’s bribers, but not the guy at the core of the scams, will enter a guilty plea U.S. District Court in Washington tomorrow morning. It’s certainly not a surprise in itself. As we’ve reported previously, Wade began cooperating with prosecutors very, very early in the course of the case. But we’ll be very interested to see what gets mentioned in his plea agreement and how far (and how high — as some close to the case have long speculated) he takes this into the Pentagon.