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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: John Vandewerker
aliases:
- John Vandewerker
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-10-09
category: "Intelligence & Government"
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- Person
@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ John Vandewerker was a former CIA officer who once employed [[Richard Wilker]] a
Vandewerker said he knew Lister and Wilker were involved in some business activity in El Salvador. "It was kind of touchy... as far as getting out of the country and all that kind of stuff." He did not elaborate. Coincidentally, Vandewerker's name was found in the notebooks of investigative reporter [[Danny Casolaro]] after his death, in connection with the goings-on at the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]].[^1]
Vandewerker also confirmed to journalist Nick Schou that Ronald Lister and [[William Nelson]] knew each other. When Lister was running to Fluor Corporation's headquarters in 1982 and 1983, it was Nelson - the CIA's former deputy director of operations - with whom he was meeting.[^2]
[[Peter Zokosky]] told FBI agents in 1992 that those present at the September 10, 1981 night-vision demonstration for the Cabazon venture included a "Mr. VANDERWORKER," and that [[Jimmy Hughes|Jim Hughes]] acted as interpreter for three Spanish-speaking males described as the customers. The records found do not establish whether he is John Vandewerker. The demonstration is described on the [[Cabazon Indian Casino]] page.[^2]
Vandewerker also confirmed to journalist Nick Schou that Ronald Lister and [[William Nelson]] knew each other. When Lister was running to Fluor Corporation's headquarters in 1982 and 1983, it was Nelson - the CIA's former deputy director of operations - with whom he was meeting.[^3]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 6: "They were doing their patriotic duty"
[^2]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 10: "Teach a man a craft and he's liable to practice it"
[^2]: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles, FD-302 of the interview of Peter Zokosky, file 74-86438, interview October 5, 1992 (transcribed December 9, 1992). https://archive.org/details/INSLAW-CabazonWackenhunt
[^3]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 10: "Teach a man a craft and he's liable to practice it"