Free Cirque Du Salahi: Be Careful Who You Trust by Diane Dimond

Dinner at the White House/ SS# and DOB in e-mail.
Hi Michele—thank you!!!
    We are really looking forward to it.
    I am forwarding this to you just in case as additional back up.
     
    Cheers,
    Tareq Salahi
    United States Polo Team Captain
    INDIA vs. USA—World Cup 2010 is proud to be hosted on the DC National Mall
    June 11 & 12, 2010
    Promptly at 4:49 p.m., just twelve minutes after receiving Tareq’s e-mail, Michele Jones wrote back:
     
Hi Tareq,
    Hopefully I can get tickets for the Arrival Ceremony … the State Dinner is completely closed and has been for awhile. As soon as I know, I will contact you.
    What is the best way to reach you?
    Until then,
Michele.
    Ms. Michele S. Jones
    Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
    White House Liaison Department of Defense
    Tareq realized he was racing against the clock. Government offices often empty out early on Friday afternoons, so he lost no time in responding, three minutes later.
Hi Michele,
    Thank you for this.
    The best way to reach me is on my direct cell: 202-xxx-xxxx
    We are honored to take part of (sic) the Arrival Ceremony.
    Thank you,
Tareq Salahi
    The Salahis say that their lawyer, Paul Gardner, called them over the weekend to say, “You are 100% in the receiving line. And Michele Jones is really working to get you into the dinner, too.” Tareq says he also had a series of instant message communications with Gardner over this via Facebook.
    “He [Gardner] was patting himself on the back and saying, ‘See what I did for you?’ He was also asking if we would sign a contract with him so he could fully represent Michaele on the Housewives business at Bravo. He said he could get her lots of outside endorsements. Naturally, he would get a cut of it.” Tareq says he sent an IM (Instant Message) reply that they would consider the contract. (Paul Gardner, through his publicist, refused repeated requests for an interview.)
    It was a giddy weekend. They were going to the White House! Tareq was heartened to see his wife so excited and happy. The couple’s continued anxiety over dealing with his mother in the winery dispute had caused Michaele severe stress. Filming for Half Yard Productions and the TV show sometimes added to it. He could see that preparing to go to the White House caused her spirits to soar.
    On Monday, November 23rd, at 11 o’clock in the morning, Tareq wrote again to Michele S. Jones.
Hi Michele,
    Hope you had a great weekend.
    In preparations for tomorrow, do you know what time we would need to be there and which entrance we should go through?
    Are you attending tomorrows (sic) events?
    Thank you very much & Cheers
    There was no immediate e-mail response from Michele Jones. At 4:12 p.m. the White House liaison wrote back, tossing water on Paul Gardner’s assurance that the Salahis were “100% in the receiving line.”
Tareq,
    I am still hoping that I can get tickets for the Arrival Ceremony tomorrow. They do have your information in the event that extra tickets become available and will notify me immediately.
    I still haven’t given up, but it doesn’t seem likely. I have your number with me in the event that I get a call after hours. I am calling Michaele now also, I have been trying to reach out to everyone I can to get them.
    Michele
     
    At 4:45 that afternoon, the day before the state dinner, Tareq wrote again. He wanted to provide Jones with as much positive incentive to respond as possible. This time the subject line reads:
URGENT: State Dinner / India vs. USA World Championships will be hosted in Washington DC 2010.
    Hi Michele,
    Thank you. The USA and INDIA America’s World Cup Championships will be what is recognized as the most significant cultural sporting event between the United States and India strengthening the bilateral relationship we share. Here is the link to the front page of “The Telegraph” in India today.
    http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091123/jsp/frontpage/story_11773787.jsp
    Here is a link from the US State