Wolfowitz Feared Spanking from Dominatrix Girlfriend, Says She Made Him Give Her the Money
Brian Zick
Peter Goodman for WaPo reports: A World Bank investigating committee sharply rebuked President Paul D. Wolfowitz, concluding that he broke ethics rules and undermined the integrity of the institution in engineering a hefty pay raise for his girlfriend.
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Wolfowitz effectively blamed Riza for his predicament as well, saying that her "intractable position" in demanding a salary increase as compensation for her career disruption forced him to grant one to pre-empt a lawsuit.
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