Prosecutors: Tommy K's Five-Star Getaway was Government Biz

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Source: TPM Muckraker

By Paul Kiel - September 17, 2007, 2:58PM

So why was Thomas Kontogiannis, who's pled guilty to helping bribe Duke Cunningham, staying at http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004072.php">a five-star Greek resort? Because the government told him to, prosecutors say. From The North County Times:

A federal judge allowed a New York man who has admitted bribing former North County U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham to remain free on bond, after an Assistant U.S. Attorney said at a hearing this morning that the man's recent trip to Greece was at the direction of federal agents.

U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns had called the hearing to learn whether the man, Thomas Kontogiannis, had traveled overseas without permission. Any such trip requires prior approval because Kontogiannis pleaded guilty earlier this year on a money laundering charge.

At today's hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Forge said the trip was made at the government's behest.
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Sheesh, as the comments section below notes:

This case is crazy.
Kontogiannis is either totally conning the justice dept
OR
he is permitted to bribe public officials, not pay taxes while he makes millions of $$$, write fraudulent mortgages, launder money, steal someone's identity and use their credit cards and travel overseas after turning in his passport- all under the protective eye of the justice dept.

What is WITH our country these days. It is as if there is NO rule of law any more! What can possibly justify what these guys are doing behind the scenes. I think we should be having Waxman also looking into this case in addition to what he's doing on Blackwater. Of course, I'm guessing this case is probably too related to what Sibel Edmonds knows about. And we know that the Dems like Waxman have been staying away from having her testify. Sylvestre Reyes of the Intelligence Committee also wanted to keep quiet the FBI report on Cunningham too!

Sheesh!