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CULTURE OF CORRUPTION...
Tom Delay (Indicted)
Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist facing criminal and SEC investigations
GOP super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty three felony charges
Ohio's Governor Bob Taft Charged in Corruption Probe
Thomas Noe, prominent Bush fundraiser hit with a 53-count indictment
David Safavian, Bush Administration's former chief contracting and procurement official at OMB, arrested in corruption probe
And now add to the list please...
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for collecting $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/03/cunningham.sentence.ap/index.html
Cunningham gets record bribery sentence
Hit with 8 years, 4 months for taking $2.4 million in bribes
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for collecting $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress.
It was the longest term ever meted out to a congressman. He was immediately taken into custody.
Cunningham, who resigned from Congress in disgrace last year, was spared the 10-year maximum by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns.
Cunningham, a Republican who resigned last year in disgrace, accepted money from defense contractors and others in exchange for steering government contracts their way and other favors...
Tom Delay (Indicted)
Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist facing criminal and SEC investigations
GOP super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty three felony charges
Ohio's Governor Bob Taft Charged in Corruption Probe
Thomas Noe, prominent Bush fundraiser hit with a 53-count indictment
David Safavian, Bush Administration's former chief contracting and procurement official at OMB, arrested in corruption probe
And now add to the list please...
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for collecting $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/03/cunningham.sentence.ap/index.html
Cunningham gets record bribery sentence
Hit with 8 years, 4 months for taking $2.4 million in bribes
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for collecting $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress.
It was the longest term ever meted out to a congressman. He was immediately taken into custody.
Cunningham, who resigned from Congress in disgrace last year, was spared the 10-year maximum by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns.
Cunningham, a Republican who resigned last year in disgrace, accepted money from defense contractors and others in exchange for steering government contracts their way and other favors...