person
also known as Barker, Mr. Barker
Bernard Barker (1917–2009), Cuban-American CIA operative in the Bay of Pigs operation and a Miami real estate agent, arrested at the Watergate on 17 June 1972. Mae follows him by his money.
Across the broadcasts
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The money man: through him Mae starts the funding thread that runs from the Bay of Pigs to the Watergate
July 1, 1972
Mae introduces Barker by his role in 1961, which she will use to ask where the money of 1972 came from.
"was the funding man for the entire Bay of Pigs CIA operation, and that's a lot of money."Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 11:25
Mae lists his working names, part of her register of the aliases the arrested men carried.
"He has an alias of Frank Carter. He also is known as Macho"Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 27:43
Mae fixes the sum and its route, the first fact of the funding thread.
"from a Mexico City bank $89,000 this last April"Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 27:56
Connections
carried the name ofE. Howard Hunt
Hunt's name and telephone number were in Barker's pocket.