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San Diego Union TribuneBy Greg Moran
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
12:52 p.m. May 2, 2008
A federal appeals court denied the bid of former defense contractor Brent Wilkes to get out of prison immediately, but left the door open for the him to try again.
The order by a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal is the latest turn in Wilkes' now monthlong effort to pull together enough bond money to be free.
The court had ruled March 27 Wilkes was entitled to bail pending his appeal of his bribery, fraud and conspiracy convictions stemming from the Randy “Duke” Cunningham scandal. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns.
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The order issued Thursday said Wilkes can seek a new hearing in front of Burns. The appeals court said Burns can count some retirement money pledged by Wilkes family members as well as the value of a Chula Vista property in considering a bond package.
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Looks like this battle for Wilkes to try to weasel out of business is continuing to take its twists and turns, but it looks like he's also running out of options! Yay!