Ethically corrupt Wolfowitz tries to defend his actions

May 3, 2007

Washington, D.C. - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is still trying to hold on to his job.

Thursday, Wolfowitz released a letter sent to the special committee of World Bank directors that is investigating the controversy about the pay and promotion package Wolfowitz approved for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza.

Riza was transferred to a State Department foundation after Wolfowitz took over at the bank. She receives a salary of almost $194,000 a year, tax free.

In the new letter, Wolfowitz rebuts statements from former World Bank officials who claimed that he ignored Bank ethics committee directions on the Riza case and that he acted improperly.