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| | 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) |
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