US federal agents have searched the home and office of the CIA's former third-highest ranking official who is under investigation over his ties with a figure in a congressional bribery scandal.
Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the CIA's former executive director, faces at least four federal probes over his long-standing friendship with defense contractor Brent Wilkes, an unindicted co-conspirator in the bribery case that landed former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham in jail, officials said.
Foggo, who announced his retirement from the CIA on Monday, had been appointed by CIA Director Porter Goss, who himself resigned a week ago. Administration officials were unhappy with Goss over publicity surrounding the Foggo case, after his ties with Wilkes became public in March.
Today, the CIA declined to say whether Foggo was still employed by the spy agency.
The agency said the searches were part of a joint investigation by the FBI and the CIA inspector general's office. Foggo also is under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, officials said.
"The agency is cooperating fully with the Department of Justice and the FBI as this is an ongoing investigation," the CIA said in a statement.
The New York Times reported that the CIA has acknowledged it is investigating whether Foggo helped steer any agency contracts to Wilkes, who has not been charged with any crime.
The newspaper said there were also indications that investigators are interested in Foggo's potential role in the wider Cunningham bribery scandal.