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Nephew said to be key figure in indictment

SOURCE: Dean Calbreath // San Diego Union-Tribune

17 Feb 2007 // When indicted Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes landed a contract to ship supplies to CIA agents in Iraq, he tapped his nephew and lobbyist Joel Combs to handle the job, according to people close to Wilkes and within the CIA.

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