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  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   (1458 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Randy (Duke) Cunningham of CA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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   (1624 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.
Cunningham reported to jail in March of 2006.
tpmmuckraker.com /cunningham.php   (1359 words)

  
 CNN.com - Congressman resigns after bribery plea - Nov 28, 2005
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   (1035 words)

  
 Randy Cunningham (Duke Cunningham) -- About
She also said Cunningham was basically a stealth candidate of the religious right.
I was also criticized by another Cunningham fan for the foul language on the website.
Other critics tried to steer the argument from Cunningham to red herrings such as Clinton, Fonda, liberals, or whatever other off-topic subject that sets them off, but I wouldn’t bite.
www.dukecunningham.org /about.html   (540 words)

  
 Ex-Congressman Gets 8-Year Term in Bribery Case - New York Times
Randy Cunningham being escorted Friday to the Federal Courthouse in San Diego for sentencing in his $2.4 million bribery case.
Cunningham, 64, stood before the judge and largely read from a statement as he pleaded for leniency and, turning to prosecutors, apologized for his crime.
Cunningham was ordered to pay $1,804,031.50 in restitution for back taxes, penalties and interest owed to the government and was ordered to forfeit an additional $1,851,508, based on cash he received in his crimes.
www.nytimes.com /2006/03/04/politics/04cunningham.html?ex=1299128400&en=1c94d45fa0c3612b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (1134 words)

  
 Prosecutors Urge 10-Year Sentence for Cunningham
Convicted former representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) should be sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison because of "unparalleled corruption" that included a "bribe menu" on congressional letterhead telling a defense contractor what payments were required for different levels of federal funding, federal prosecutors said in court papers yesterday.
Cunningham demanded that Wade pay him $500,000 to pay off the rest of the mortgage, which prosecutors said Wade did by writing checks for $171,000 and $329,000 to Top Gun Enterprises, a memorabilia company Cunningham used to sell books and mementos of his days as a Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam.
Cunningham attempted to fabricate evidence and tamper with witnesses to his corruption, the government said, including persuading a real estate agent to write a letter justifying the lower price Wade resold his home for, and a phony letter in which Cunningham expressed his surprise at the low price and promised to pay Wade the difference.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702508.html   (536 words)

  
 Randy Cunningham (Duke Cunningham)
Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s contention that he made an obscene gesture during a recent public appearance in response to similar behavior from a man in the audience has come under dispute from some of those who were there.
But the comment that Cunningham made later that I had repeatedly heckled him during the morning speech and that “I flipped the bird to him first” was totally inaccurate.
Randy “Duke” Cunningham is getting much notoriety by criticizing what he views as the moral shortcomings of his fellow congressman, Massachusetts’ Barney Frank, a self-proclaimed homosexual.
dukecunningham.org /bibliography/obscene.html   (1466 words)

  
 Randy Cunningham, Navy Phantom Pilot, Vietnam Ace
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.
Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004.
www.acepilots.com /vietnam/cunningham.html   (2982 words)

  
 Religion of Rep. Randy Cunningham, U.S. Congressman
After Rep. Randy Cunningham resigned in the wake of the bribery scandal that disgraced him, it would be easy to wonder if the congressman's identification of himself as a "Christian," was merely a politically expedient euphemism.
Cunningham's all-consuming interest in defense matters as a congressman seemed natural for one with a military background and representing a district with a heavy military component, but we know now that his interest was more pecuniary than civic-minded.
Cunningham's lavish lifestyle of mansions, luxury autos and yachts was so blatant that one wonders whether he had some kind of subconscious wish to be discovered.
www.adherents.com /people/pc/Randy_Cunningham.html   (3724 words)

  
 Target the Corrupt Republican Campaign: Randy Cunningham Receives Eight-Year Sentence
Randy Cunningham (R-CA) has received an 8 years, 4 month sentence in federal prison for bribery.
Burns ordered Cunningham to pay $1.8 million in restitution and refused his request for a week to say goodbye to his family.
Cunningham, a Rancho Santa Fe Republican, confessed to taking $2.4 million in bribes and evading more than $1 million in taxes.
corruptrepub.blogspot.com /2006/03/randy-cunningham-receives-eight-year.html   (423 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Cunningham Quits House in Bribery Flap - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political ...
Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned from Congress Monday after pleading guilty in a San Diego federal court to accepting bribes and violating tax laws in the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor.
Lam said Cunningham also was given money for a yacht, a party for his daughter's graduation, rugs, antiques, furniture and a Rolls Royce as well as travel expenses for his wife and a payment of more than $1 million to pay the mortgage in the Rancho Sante Fe home.
Cunningham accepted a bribe to perform an official act — an egregious action that strikes at the very heart of our democracy and dishonors the people he has been elected to represent; it is only proper that he resign," he said.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,176885,00.html   (1394 words)

  
 Lawmaker's Career Ends In Disgrace, Rep. Randy Cunningham Pleads Guilty To Graft; Faces 10 Years In Jail - CBS News
In a stunning admission, Cunningham, 63, pled guilty to receiving at least $2.4 million in bribes that included over a million dollars in cash, antique Persian rugs, furniture, use of a yacht, club fees, a Rolls Royce and vacation expenses in exchange for steering defense contracts to two conspirators.
Cunningham now loses it all, reports CBS News correspondent Jim Stewart, including his $2.5 million estate in Rancho Santa Fe, not to mention use of the 42-foot motor yacht he called home while working in Washington.
But Cunningham, who could get up to 10 years in prison at sentencing Feb. 27 on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud, and tax evasion, may not be the only person ensnared in the case.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/11/29/politics/main1081240.shtml   (800 words)

  
 Calif. Congressman Admits Taking Bribes
Cunningham, 63, entered pleas in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud, and tax evasion for underreporting his income in 2004.
Cunningham answered "yes, Your Honor" when asked by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns if he had accepted bribes from someone in exchange for his performance of official duties.
In a statement, prosecutors said Cunningham admitted to receiving at least $2.4 million in bribes paid to him by several conspirators through a variety of methods, including checks totaling over $1 million, cash, rugs, antiques, furniture, yacht club fees and vacations.
www.breitbart.com /news/2005/11/28/D8E5M32OA.html   (504 words)

  
 Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA)
Cunningham takes care of his defense contractor friends who, in turn, take care of him.
Randy "Duke" Cunningham suspiciously sold his home at a big loss to a Washington defense contractor.
Cunningham, a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, sold his home in Del Mar, California to Mitchell Wade, the president and chief executive of defense contractor MZM, Inc.
www.ourfuture.org /issues_and_campaigns/accountablecongress/cunningham/index.cfm   (327 words)

  
 Gay News From 365Gay.com
Cunningham, 63, pled guilty to receiving at least $2.4 million in bribes that included over a million dollars in cash, antique Persian rugs, furniture, use of a yacht, club fees, a Rolls Royce and vacation expenses in exchange for steering defense contracts to two conspirators.
Cunningham was a sponsor of the 2004 attempt to amend the Constitution to bar same-sex marriage and a co-sponsor of the 2005 attempt.
Cunningham loses everything he has, according to legal experts, including his $2.5 million estate in Rancho Santa Fe and the 42-foot motor yacht he called home while working in Washington.
www.365gay.com /Newscon05/11/112905house.htm   (488 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics > Randy 'Duke' Cunningham
Prosecutor in Cunningham case calls home purchase coincidence: A federal prosecutor in the Randy “Duke” Cunningham case calls it a coincidence that the daughter of a key witness in the scandal purchased a home from the prosecutor's late uncle.
Cunningham's wife forfeits profit from house: Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham's wife forfeited her rights to a piece of the $2.6 million Rancho Santa Fe house she and her husband bought with the bribes that toppled him from office and sent him to prison.
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/index.html   (2853 words)

  
 Drummerworld: Abe Cunningham
Abe Cunningham, born in Long Beach, California on July 27, 1973, is an American musician; he plays the drums in the world-famous Deftones and has also played drums for Phallucy.
Cunningham is known for his frantic, pounding rhythms on such songs as Knife Party and clever usage of tempo, while at the same time refusing to indulge in the double bass drum setup of many metal traditionalists.
However, he does use a double bass pedal as part of his kit, as seen in a recent issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
drummerworld.com /drummers/Abe_Cunningham.html   (191 words)

  
 Birch denies - Washington Blade
Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham (R-Calif.) decried the presence of ‘homos in the military’ on the floor of Congress in 1995.
Cunningham scored 17 points out of a possible 100 in HRC’s current congressional scorecard, which rates how supportive congressmen are of gay rights issues.
Several gay activists who saw Birch deliver her speech at the town hall meeting said Birch conveyed the clear impression to them that the congressman she talked about was struggling with his own sexual orientation at a time he referred to gays in a derogatory way.
www.washblade.com /2003/7-4/news/national/birchdeny.cfm   (2366 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Contractor spends big on key lawmakers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
WASHINGTON — A San Diego businessman under investigation in the bribery case of former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham is a well-known GOP fundraiser whose generosity to key members of Congress came at the same time his company saw large increases in its government contracts, public records show.
Randy Cunningham pled guilty to conspiring to commit bribery, honest services fraud, and tax evasion.
Cunningham resigned Monday after pleading guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to accept bribes.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-11-29-cunningham-case_x.htm?csp=34   (862 words)

  
 FlyAces - Randy Cunningham
Cunningham and Driscoll didn't have much time to enjoy this victory, since the other two MiG's were right on them.
This was Cunningham's second near-fatal mistake; he had given his opponent a predictable flight path, and he had taken advantage of it.
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.
wind.prohosting.com /flyaces/usr/home/web/f/flyaces/acesandeightsjetengineaces_usairwarinvietnam_randycunningham.htm   (2785 words)

  
 Dan Anderson's Weblog
The friends I recognized were Congressman Duncan Hunter, Father Joe Carroll, Dan McKinnon (son of a former congressman; Dan is boarding Cunningham), and Cunningham's RIO in Vietnam, Willie Driscoll.
Burns said Cunningham with his stature in Congress should have earned at least twice as much in a year as a lobbyist if he wanted more money.
Cunningham was imprisoned immediately at MCC San Diego across the street (prisoner locator).
blogs.sun.com /DanX/entry/congressman_randy_duke_cunningham_in   (771 words)

  
 Randy Cunningham - dKosopedia
Randy Cunningham grew up in Shelbina, Missouri, a town in the northeast part of the state, and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Missouri in 1964 and 1965, respectively.
During portions of 2004 and 2005, Cunningham lived on a boat provided by and sold his home for approximately $700,000 more than it was worth to one Mitchell Wade, who runs the defense contractor MZM.
On Monday, November 28, 2005 Cunningham pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and tax evasion for under-reporting his income in 2004.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Randy_Cunningham   (680 words)

  
 Disgraced Rep. Gets 8 Years In Prison, Randy 'Duke' Cunningham Pleaded Guilty To Unparalleled Corruption - 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   (673 words)

  
 Cunningham Duke Randy Rep   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Randy "Duke" Cunningham - Congresspedia
Cunningham's visibility as a CNN commentator led several Republican leaders to approach him about running in what was then the 44th District.
Cunningham won the Republican nomination in 1990 and hammered Bates about the scandal, promising to be "a congressman we can be proud of." He won by just one percentage point.
Cunningham "claimed that Wade had 'received comparables from an independent source establishing the value of the home'." However, "other news accounts seem to suggest that the 'independent source' was Elizabeth Todd, who happens to be a major campaign contributor to Cunningham.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Randy_Cunningham   (4250 words)

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