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we can do it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 10:17 PM
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Wilkes to be questioned by Ronnie Earle in Delay Case
Maybe this will start getting more attention now.

A Texas prosecutor has issued subpoenas for bank records and other information of a defense contractor involved in the bribery case of a California congressman as part of the investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. District Attorney Ronnie Earle issued subpoenas late Monday afternoon for California businessmen Brent Wilkes and Max Gelwix, records of Perfect Wave Technologies LLC, Wilkes Corp. and ADCS Inc. in connection with a contribution to a fund raising committee at the center of the investigation that led to DeLay's indictment on money laundering charges.Perfect Wave contributed $15,000 in September 20, 2002 to Texans for a Republican Majority, a fundraising committee founded by DeLay, R-Texas.

Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned in late November after pleading guilty to taking $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contracts to companies.
"He can subpoena all he wants, there's nothing there," said DeLay attorney Dick DeGuerin. "I think he's trying to dig himself out of a hole. We're not concerned about it."
The subpoenas also seek correspondence and internal accounting records.

Wilkes, head of Wilkes Corp., is one of four unnamed co conspirators listed in Cunningham's plea agreement, Wilkes' attorney, Michael Lipman of San Diego, has said. Lipman did not immediately return calls for comment. Defense contractor ADCS and Perfect Wave Technologies are subsidiaries of Wilkes Corp.
Gelwix was listed in federal campaign records last year as president and CEO of Perfect Wave Technologies. A message left at his office was not immediately returned.

Wilkes' company also hired Alexander Strategies, a consulting firm that employed DeLay's wife Christine. His private jet company, Group W Transportation, provided flights to DeLay three times. DeLay reimbursed Group W as required, records show.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051213/ap_on_go_co/delay_indictment_2

Lots of in-depth background on this story found here.

http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2005/12/deeper-into-wilkesmzm-scandals-updated.html
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