Goss Staffer Took $5K Payment from Wilkes

[kpete]

Goss Staffer Took $5K Payment from Wilkes
By Justin Rood - May 9, 2006, 5:14 PM
We've found another curious link between an old Goss staffer and the expanding Wilkes/Cunningham/Foggo scandal.

We've been hearing a lot about this guy "Nine Fingers," a CIA veteran who was a regular at Brent Wilkes' poker parties. On Sunday, Newsweek identified him as Brant Bassett, who had a career at the CIA before he went to work as a staffer for then-chairman Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) at the House Intelligence Committee in 2000.

Well, now here's another weird thing about Bassett: Just before he went to work for Goss at the committee, Brent Wilkes cut him a check for $5000. It's right there on his financial disclosure forms. In fact, his forms actually show two payments -- but it seems he may have reported the same check twice.

What was the money for? Even Brant didn't seem completely sure. First he called it an "honorarium," then he crossed that out on the disclosure form and wrote "consulting fee."

Our calls to Bassett, Wilkes' lawyer and to the committee weren't immediately returned.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000598.php

[Sanity Claws]

1. $5K?

That's nothing to these guys. There must be more.

[sfd69]

2. CONDI RICE SUBJECT OF IG PROBE

A PROBE OF CONDI RICE AND HER UNDERLINGS IS UNDERWAY FOR PULLING A "KATRINA" ON BLAKC AMERICANS.
THIS IS A HUGE SCANDAL IN THE OFFENDING COUNTRY- THE STATE DEPT IS INVOLVED IN A MASSIVE COVER UP OF THE CONTINUED BUSH ADMINISTRATION RACIST BEHAVIOIR.

[Divernan]

4. Welcome to DU & do you have a link to your source of info?

nt

[goclark]

6. I sure would like to see a link to Condi's deeds

Thsat would be very interesting.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi sfd69!

Please don't post your entire post in
CAPS. This is a DU rule violation.



Thank you.


NYer99
DU Moderator

[napi21]

3. What is it with all the "like names" and these people?

You have Bolton & Bolten, now Brant & Brent? Do they do this just to confust the opposition?

[Sanity Claws]

5. Randi Rhodes has pointed out how they look alike too

Hayden, Rove, and several others have that Charlie Brown look about them