 Meier was the first person to reveal everything from the Hughes Organization, and Robert Maheu's, involvement with the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination, to Thane Cesar 's connection to Jack Hooper.According to investigate reporter and New York Times bestselling author Jim Hougan, "John Meier's story is really interesting and, I believe, important.I've spent a number of years studying the American cryptocracy and there is no question in my mind that Meier is dead-right when he says that the CIA was running the Hughes empire.