Someone is willing to plunk down bail money for jailed former defense contractor Brent Wilkes to get out of federal custody, but only if he can keep his identity secret from the press and public.
Wilkes, a Poway man convicted last year of bribing former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, is asking U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns to approve that secrecy condition.
Otherwise, the benefactor won't open up his wallet, according to a recent court filing.
"Mr. Wilkes' third party surety seeks to keep his identifying information, including his full name, confidential," Wilkes' attorney, Robert Rexrode, wrote in a motion filed Friday. "Revealing this would both be damaging to his livelihood and would reveal his net worth. ..."
Under the deal proposed by Wilkes through his attorney, even though the man's name would be kept from the public, federal prosecutors could be privy to it.
Money from the would-be benefactor would bridge Wilkes' shortfall in making his $1.4 million bail.
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It's good to have rich friends and even better to know of crimes that could bring down the White House. Fear of Wilkes talking about the secret deals with not only Republicans but with Foreign Leader and other criminals made it deal possible. Look the DOJ used Jean Palfrey as a cover and lied and changed her with crimes she didn't commit. Even tainting the Grand Jury and fixing the Judge/Jury to get her guilty. Do you really think after all that these guys would step in to protect Wilkes now. Wilkes only needs time for Bush to pardon him and the Appeal wont be needed. Bush is writing his pardon list now because it's so long like over 7 years worth of corrupt people.
When those who are pardon get low on money they will write a book and sell their story.
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