Foggo sentenced to 3 years. AP:

A former high-ranking CIA official has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for a fraud scheme in which he steered procurement contracts to an old friend.

The 37-month sentence for Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, who held the CIA's No. 3 rank from 2004 to 2006, matched prosecutors' recommendations. He pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud.

Defense lawyers had argued for probation and cited Foggo's good deeds over two decades with the CIA, many of which remain classified.

Prosecutors said Foggo received tens of thousands of dollars worth of lavish gifts and vacations in exchange for helping his old friend, contractor Brent Wilkes, obtain no-bid contracts.

They also say Foggo forced the CIA to hire his mistress for a six-figure job for which she was unqualified.

Former intel officer asks, "I wonder what his [classified] good deeds were?"

Update: Good pieces from the archives by Harper's Ken Silverstein, Jason Vest and Newsweek's Mark Hosenball on the case.

Posted by Laura at February 26, 2009 01:04 PM