[Verginius Rufus]

I thought that the definitely-forged documents did not come into the picture until several months after Wilson's tea-sipping trip to Niger...so he wasn't trying to verify or disprove them at the time of his trip.

According to Joe Wilson's entry in the 1998 edition of Who's Who in America, wife #2 was Jacqueline Marylene Giorgi. They were married July 1, 1986 (the first marriage ended in divorce in 1986). There is no mention of Jacqueline in the later editions (although wife #1 continues to be named).

[paperjam]

That's true. However, he is on the record as having said that he knew there was something wrong with the names on the documents.

How could he possibly have known something like that unless he knew in advance they were fakes?

As far as Jacqueline, she's a ghost on the web! I haven't been able to find here anywhere except in the one link I've provided above in the body of the story.

[okie01]

According to Joe Wilson's entry in the 1998 edition of Who's Who in America, wife #2 was Jacqueline Marylene Giorgi. They were married July 1, 1986 (the first marriage ended in divorce in 1986). There is no mention of Jacqueline in the later editions (although wife #1 continues to be named).

Thanks for the reference. It's the first time I've seen her identified by her maiden name.

paperjam is correct that Googling her yields approximately nothing -- an educator by the same name in Bristol County Virginia...and a porn site.

I suppose that in itself might be significant...