Part capitalist, part government contractor and part lobbyist, Wilkes was an expert in obtaining federal contracts for small defense companies in exchange for a large contingency fee or control of the company. To facilitate the process, Wilkes set up his own personal lobbying firm to [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Brent Wilkes has now been penalized by the California Fair Political Practises Commission for laundering contributions through his employees. There is a strong possibility that some of the contributions he raised for President Bush while serving as a Pioneer were also inappropriate if not illegal. For more information, see http://poplarinstitute.org/joomla/content/view/53/2/
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