Most interesting to me was that the "junior CIA officer" who ran the most infamous black site ("the Salt Pit") appears to be incredibly financially successful i

Most interesting to me was that the "junior CIA officer" who ran the most infamous black site ("the Salt Pit") appears to be incredibly financially successful in the 15 years since, presumably via continued government service [1]. Just one of his multiple homes was apparently purchased for $1.3mil in the Virginia suburbs outside CIA headquarters. Whether he made this money as a blue badger or a green badger [2], it's still pretty surprising to see what appears to be a career public servant raking in much more money than is ever advertised on the CIA careers page. To those who are aware of what goes on in these circles: did this guy actually get rich working for the CIA? Is this commonplace in a post-9/11, contractor-focused world? Or did this just inherit money from a rich uncle and his sub-100k CIA salary is completely misrepresented by these articles? [1] https://theintercept.com/2014/12/15/charmed-life-cia-torturer/ https://theintercept.com/2014/12/15/charmed-life-cia-torture... [2] http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2007/07/green-badgers-vs-blue-badgers/37686/ http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2007/07/green-ba...