Detailed Article on "Once a Spook always a Spook" J. Cofer Black I believe this is a liberal leaning site, but the historical background of Cofer is very detailed, lots of digging: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/12/21/424820/- I am currently digging on his ties to Blackwater (Academi), Northwest Biotherapeutics, a pharmaceutical company which researches and develops cancer drugs that he is on the board of directors (weird for a former counter- intelligence CIA spy); his connections with Burisma and the country of Latvia and he is also a council member of the Baltic International Bank.  I am sure there is illicit money laundering going on through there:  https://www.bib.eu/uploads/content/1/2/8/2/8/ec34c5f5/Joseph-Cofer-Black_Delfi_EN.pdf This guy has all the earmarks of being a dirty bad actor.