November 19, 2006

Bassett-Gibbons HPSCI Connections. Justin Rood points today to this Las Vegas Sun article about Nevada entrepreneur Warren Trepp, whose company, eTreppid, apparently has gotten earmarks from former House Intelligence committee member Jim Gibbons (R-NV), the governor-elect of Nevada.

I recently learned that Brent "Nine Fingers" Bassett, a former CIA officer who has been identified as one of the "Gosslings" in the mix of the Duke Cunningham/CIA corruption allegations, worked specifically on the staff of Gibbons, not as a professional staff for HPSCI itself. Some of the Gosslings, including Bassett and Dusty Foggo, have been alleged to have been at Watergate poker parties that brought together CIA officers, contractors seeking government earmarks, lobbyists and congressmen, including the Duke. Add the Bassett-Gibbons-HPSCI connection to your understanding of the Cunningham scandal org chart.


Posted by Laura at November 19, 2006 01:48 PM