What was MZM Doing at the Energy Dept?

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Yesterday we reported that Mitchell Wade’s company, MZM, had at least one contract with an intelligence office within the Department of Energy. What does it mean?

One point jumps out: The stain is bigger than we thought. This deal between Wade — who’s confessed to bribing now-jailed Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) — and DoE’s Office of Counterintelligence adds a third government body to the list of those who used Wade. First were two offices within the Defense Department, then the White House, and now Energy.

But, like an episode of ‘Lost,’ it raises more questions than it answers. What was MZM doing for DoE’s CI office? How did they land the deal? Was it related to MZM’s arrangements with the White House and DoD? We don’t know. We aim to find out. If you have any leads, don’t be shy — drop us a line.

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