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	Duke Cunningham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cunningham was reportedly almost court-martialed while still in flight school for breaking into an office to compare his records with those of his colleagues—a charge denied by Cunningham, but supported by two of his superior officers at the time.
		Cunningham was a member of the Appropriations and Intelligence committees, and chaired the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Human Intelligence Analysis and Counterintelligence during the 109th Congress.
		Cunningham was the lead sponsor of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act, which banned the practice of shark finning in all US waters and pushed America to the lead on efforts to ban shark finning worldwide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Randy_Duke_Cunningham (4637 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics > Randy 'Duke' Cunningham -- 'Overwhelming case' forced Cunningham to ...
		Cunningham and his wife, Nancy, have moved out of their Rancho Santa Fe home, which the government is trying to seize.
		Cunningham agreed to forfeit to the government his share of the proceeds from the sale and $1.8 million in cash, as well as a litany of antiques and other lavish gifts given as bribes.
		Cunningham's cooperation in the investigation would need to be substantial in order for prosecutors to recommend that federal Judge Larry Alan Burns sentence him Feb. 27 to less than the 10 years he faces, Grimes said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/cunningham/20051130-9999-1n30duke.html (1426 words)

	Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Randy (Duke) Cunningham of CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
		Cunningham has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
		Randy (Duke) Cunningham has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
	www.irregularbin.com /house/CunninghamCA50.html (2161 words)

	The Seattle Times: Politics: Rep. Cunningham resigns, admits tax evasion, bribes
		Cunningham faces up to five years in prison on each of the two counts to which he pleaded guilty: conspiracy and tax evasion.
		Cunningham took actions to obtain government funding that benefited the two defense contractors and then pressured Pentagon officials to award the necessary contracts to those contractors, the government said.
		Cunningham denied wrongdoing at the time, although he conceded he had exercised poor judgment in the house and yacht transactions.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/politics/2002652538_duke29.html (558 words)

	Beyond DeLay :: 13 Ethically Challenged Members of Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham told reporters that rather than paying rent for the yacht, he paid over $8,000 in docking fees and $5,000 in maintenance costs.
		The financial relationship between Rep. Cunningham and MZM appears to have commenced in 2000, when MZM made a $5,000 corporate contribution to the American Prosperity PAC State Fund, a non-federal account created by Rep. Cunningham under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code.
		Five years later, in 2002, Rep. Cunningham sold the yacht for $600,000 – considerably more than the vessel was worth – to Thomas Kontogiannis, a businessman who had been convicted in a bid-rigging scheme.
	www.beyonddelay.org /summaries/cunningham.php (773 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics > Randy 'Duke' Cunningham
		Cunningham papers to go to university in San Marcos: For years, officials at California State University San Marcos quietly discussed with Randy “Duke” Cunningham the possibility of collecting the war-hero congressman's papers, to document his years of public service.
		Committee chairman comments on new allegations in Cunningham case: The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday he's not surprised by allegations of prostitution in the corruption case involving former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a former committee member.
		Cunningham figure owes county $304,000: Brent R. Wilkes, the Poway defense contractor who is one of the unindicted co-conspirators in the Randy “Duke” Cunningham corruption case, owes the county more than $304,000 in back taxes.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/cunningham (1059 words)

	Rodger A. Payne's Blog: Suspicious Minds
		Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges and tearfully resigned from office, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contracts to co-conspirators....
		Cunningham was apparently paid by defense contractor Mitchell Wade of MZM Inc., which provides various battlefield intelligence support to the Pentagon worth tens of millions of dollars.
		Cunningham, a decorated Vietnam pilot, served as chair of the House Intelligence subcommittee on terrorism and human intelligence.
	rpayne.blogspot.com /2005/11/suspicious-minds.html (772 words)

	Congressman Randy âDukeâ Cunningham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham serves on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations subcommittee, which is instrumental in providing key funding for education and medical research, two of his priorities.
		At the beginning of the 109th Congress, Cunningham was selected to serve as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Intelligence Analysis and Counterintelligence on the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
		Cunningham was first named to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by Speaker Hastert in the 107th Congress.
	cunningham.house.gov /Biography (555 words)

	'Duke' shenanigans worksheet
		Duke uses congressional influence to earmark $3M to renovate the waterfront area of DC where the Kelly C is berthed.
		Duke faxes a letter to the Queens District Attorney warning that Thomas Kontogiannis may be the victim of a disgruntled political agenda.
		Friends of Duke Cunningham campaign committee petitions the Federal Election Commission to authorize use of approximately $700K in campaign funds towards a projected $1M to $1.5M in legal expenses for the retiring congressman.
	www.jaxxattaxx.com /usd/syn/duke.htm (1696 words)

	Corrupt politician's loot to be auctioned off - Politics - MSNBC.com
		Cunningham, who was sentenced earlier this month to more than eight years in prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes, received the items from defense contractors in exchange for helping them win government contracts.
		Cunningham’s prison term was described by attorneys for both sides as the longest prison sentence ever given to a member of Congress.
		Cunningham sold a Rolls-Royce — one of the bribes — before he was indicted.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11947412 (465 words)

	FBI searches San Diego-area Rep. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham's home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham, a former "Top Gun" Navy fighter pilot and Vietnam War ace, could not be reached for comment, but his attorney, K. Lee Blalack, released a statement Friday afternoon that cast the raids as a bullying tactic.
		Cunningham spokesman Mark Olson said Saturday that the congressman was in Southern California on a "personal day" and would next be appearing publicly at a pancake breakfast Monday in Encinitas.
		Cunningham, 63, has said he showed "poor judgment" in selling his home in the town of Del Mar to Wade, who was a friend and campaign contributor.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/07/01/state/n162559D33.DTL (618 words)

	CNN.com - Congressman resigns after bribery plea - Nov 28, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham's plea agreement with federal prosecutors stemmed from an investigation of the 2003 sale of his California home to a defense contractor for an inflated price.
		Cunningham said in July that he wouldn't seek a ninth term next year; denying any wrongdoing at the time, he said that he intended to finish the remainder of his current term.
		Cunningham's resignation will trigger a special election for his Southern California House seat, and at least half a dozen candidates are expected to make bids to succeed him.
	www.cnn.com /2005/POLITICS/11/28/cunningham (1047 words)

	CNN.com - Crooked congressman going to prison - Mar 3, 2006
		Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham arrives at the courthouse for sentencing.
		Cunningham was taken into custody after sentencing, he said.
		Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War.
	www.cnn.com /2006/LAW/03/03/cunningham.sentenced (536 words)

	TPMmuckraker
		Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) represented California's 50th district in Congress from 1991 until his resignation after pleading guilty to criminal charges in federal court on Nov. 28, 2005.
		Cunningham's sentence was the longest ever meted out to a member of Congress.
		menu,' Cunningham wrote the dollar-amount in contracts that could be had for the equivalent bribe written in the next column.
	tpmmuckraker.com /cunningham.php (953 words)

	Disgraced Rep. Gets 8 Years In Prison - CBS News
		Cunningham, who resigned from Congress in disgrace last year, was spared the 10-year maximum by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns but was immediately taken into custody.
		Cunningham accepted money and gifts including a Rolls-Royce and $40,000 Persian rugs from defense contractors and others in exchange for steering government contracts their way and other favors.
		CBS Radio News reports that Cunningham's attorney argued the former congressman should be spared the maximum ten-year sentence because he is older and in poor health.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/03/03/politics/main1366161.shtml (647 words)

	Randy Cunningham, Navy Phantom Pilot, Vietnam Ace
		This was Cunningham's second near-fatal mistake; he had given his opponent a predictable flight path, and he had taken advantage of it.
		When Cunningham's chute popped opened, the cable or the metal piece on the drogue gun burned and bruised the side of his neck and the jolt gave him a lightning bolt of pain in his back.
		Cunningham worried, "That chute is gonna fold up and stream!" Later, the riggers told him that it would not have done that, but he didn't know it at the time.
	www.acepilots.com /vietnam/cunningham.html (2867 words)

	Feds raid Cunningham home, MZM offices and boat North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham is under fire for his dealings with the defense contracting firm MZM, Inc. and its owner, Mitchell J. Wade, who bought a house from the congressman and then sold it for $700,000 less than what he paid.
		Cunningham's troubles may have extended this week to a company he owns, Top Gun Enterprises Inc. He started that company in 1987, primarily as a means of marketing a book he wrote about his experiences as a Navy fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.
		Duke's choices will forever stay with me as another reminder to stay vigilant in adhering to sound principles and values in the moment of choice.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/07/02/news/top_stories/20_13_257_1_05.txt (1905 words)

	The Daily Muck \| TPMCafe
		In at least one case, Cunningham sought to have a DOD official fired because that official refused to respond to his demands.
		Cunningham even “provided numerous blank sheets of his [C]ongressional letterhead to Wade” to enable Wade to draft letters on his behalf.
		Cunningham should be forced to forfeit every dollar he has both in terms of liquid assets as well as the non-liquid variety.
	www.tpmcafe.com /node/27329 (2538 words)

	Congressman Admits Taking Bribes, Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), an eight-term congressman, pleaded guilty to graft and resigned Monday, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors.
		Cunningham, a member of the influential House Appropriations defense subcommittee and the intelligence committee, answered "Yes, Your Honor," when asked by U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns if he had accepted bribes in exchange for his performance of official duties.
		Cunningham's conviction and resignation come three years after former representative James A. Traficant (D-Ohio) was convicted of 10 federal charges of racketeering, bribery and fraud and was sent to prison.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/28/AR2005112801827.html (696 words)

	Saudi Arabia-U.S. Relations Congressman Randy Duke Cunningham
		Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) contributed remarks concerning the US-Saudi relationship in the context of the war on terror during questioning of hearing witness Ambassador J. Cofer Black, State Department Counterterrorism Coordinator.
		Cunningham spoke of his visit to Saudi Arabia, the close cooperation in the war on terror and on the prospects for maintaining close ties with particular emphasis on the dwindling number of Saudi students seeking American education.
		On September 29, 2004 Representative Cunningham (R-CA) returned to the subject of U.S.-Saudi relations in a special order speech during which he laid the groundwork for what he described as a "vision of peace in the Middle East." Those remarks are provided in this item of interest.
	www.saudi-us-relations.org /newsletter2004/saudi-relations-interest-10-01.html (2487 words)

	GOP Rep. Cunningham Won't Seek Reelection
		Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), a Vietnam War fighter pilot whose house was raided by the FBI this month in an investigation of his ties to a defense contractor, announced yesterday that he will not seek reelection but will serve out his term.
		Cunningham is on the subcommittee on defense appropriations, and even he has acknowledged that the transaction looked like a sweetheart deal.
		Cunningham was a Navy fighter ace in Vietnam, receiving the Purple Heart and many other decorations, and later trained pilots at the Miramar Naval Air Station.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/14/AR2005071401781.html (742 words)

	CREW drafts ethics complaint against Cunningham - CREW
		CREW called on the House ethics committee today to investigate San Diego Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s (R-CA) sale of his house to a defense contractor who had pending legislation before the House defense appropriations subcommittee, of which Cunningham is an influential member.
		Cunningham sold his Del Mar house for $1,675,000 in November 2003 to Mitchell Wade, a defense contractor.
		Around the same time Cunningham’s house was sold to Wade, the defense contractor, whose business was suffering through a flat period, and was awarded tens of millions of dollars in defense and intelligence-related contracts.
	www.citizensforethics.org /activities/campaign.php?view=67 (373 words)

	The House of Rapp » Randy “Duke” Cunningham
		But the image of Cunningham smiling from the front seat of that Phantom was quite a contrast from the sniffling, self-admitted felon who’s on his way to jail for accepting millions of dollars in bribes.
		Cunningham had a fine career in the military.
		Duke Cunningham was handed the world on a silver platter and chose to flush it down the toilet.
	www.rapp.org /archives/2005/12/cunningham (650 words)

	Rep. 'Duke' Cunningham Won't Seek Re-Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cunningham, whose term ends in January 2007, said Thursday he couldn't successfully run for office and defend himself against the allegations at the same time.
		Cunningham is a member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, both of which oversee the kind of classified intelligence work MZM does for the military.
		Cunningham's 2004 Democratic opponent, Francine Busby, called for the congressman to resign immediately and said she plans to run again.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2005/7/15/95917.shtml (705 words)

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