U.S. Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a California Republican, resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to taking $2.4 million in bribes in exchange for help in securing Defense Department contracts.
Cunningham, 63, an eight-term congressman and decorated Vietnam War veteran, had been under federal investigation for his ties to Washington-based defense contractor MZM Inc. since the summer.
“I am resigning from the House of Representatives because I’ve compromised the trust of my constituents,” Cunningham said after the court hearing.
He entered guilty pleas in San Diego federal court on Monday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.
…
Cunningham, who in July had denied any wrongdoing, said he was deeply sorry.
Rep. Cunningham says he’s sorry. He is like every
crooked, greedy, lying felon; the only thing he’s sorry about is the fact that he was caught. Ten years isn’t enough punishment for Cunningham and
his ilk. One down, and too many to count waiting in the wings for their day in court.
Neil J
same sentence a dope smoker would get in some states.
"Cunningham had already said he would not seek reelection in 2006. He is scheduled to be sentenced on February 27 when he could be ordered to spend 10 years in prison and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
Cunningham’s guilty plea followed several months of investigation by the
Internal Revenue Service, the criminal investigative arm of the
Pentagon, the
FBI and federal prosecutors.
"Yes, your honor," Cunningham said when Judge Larry Burns asked him if he had accepted bribes."
might be time to build a "bush pardon me penitentiary"
http://www.waynemadsenreport.co...pscorecard.htm
MMIIXX #3
After looking at the list on madsen it is amazing how far the Abramoff tentacles have reached.
89 of 141 with Abramoff or ARNPAC ties. 63%
Unreal!
"Beware of the military-industrial complex."
Dwight David Eisenhower, January 1961
I agree with Neil J,
That cocksucker Cuntingham got caught, thats the only reason for the crocodile tears, he was in scandal up to his ass, the piece of feces
There is SUCH satisfaction in watching the dominoes finally fall.
Sounds to me like it’s a great time for a good House (and Senate) cleaning!
I feel so bad for him. This is the thanks the poor Congressman gets for his years of public service? Are you guys so cold? He CRIED! Have you no hearts? I mean, it was just Thanksgiving. It’s time to give THANKS to him.
Oh my I can’t believe what I just wrote. I could not do that with a straight face.
hahaha Another RepubliCLOWN gets what he deserves!
Can we say KARMA?
😀 😀 😀
I’m glad the S.O.B. got caught, too. But what about the people who paid the bribes? Do they get to walk? If so, it’s a safe bet they’ll be bribing someone else’s congressman soon…just doing it more cleverly so nobody finds out.
RLM #9
Good point. The bribor and the bribee should both go down.
Hey, the neoCon to neoConvict movement is picking up speed.
Come on Fitz "git er dun" …
“Duke Cunningham is a hero,” DeLay said during a press briefing Tuesday. “He is an honorable man of high integrity.”
He can’t be all that bad if DeLay says he isnt……………….oh damn, I just threw up trying to say that.
Send them both to jail together!!!
Duhhh-Deflection+Lies+Deceit+Corruption+Cronyism+Incompetence+Willful Ignorance+All Manner of Phobias+Corporate Welfare+Church Welfare=Rethuglicans…
You do the math……
DeLay seems to go out of his way to be outrageous. Here one of his colleagues is resigning from the House, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes, thereby disgracing himself and betraying the trust of his constitutents, and DeLay extols him publicly as a man of high character and integrity.
What motivates the Tom DeLays of this world? Is he trying to say conservatives can accept bribes but liberals can’t? That Cunningham is really innocent, but pled guilty for some higher purpose?
Anyone who still doubts that the last two presidential elections were stolen should pay attention to DeLay here. If someone can be so contemptuous of the law as to proclaim someone’s high integrity even as that person pleads guilty to accepting bribes and faces a jail sentence, would that same advocate hesitate for a moment to steal votes en masse?
There’s a level of lawlessness among Republicans that goes beyond sleaze. It’s sleaziness combined with a contempt for judgment. Very Fascist, really.
Please:
Send this whining scumbag some K Y Jelly so the poor
tax payers will not have to pay the medical bills
when Bubba rips him a new ASSHOLE.
Thank You,
Please:
Send this whining scumbag some K Y Jelly so the poor
tax payers will not have to pay the medical bills
when Bubba rips him a new ASSHOLE.
Thank You,
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