Cunningham outlines depths of corruption to FBIThis actually makes Cunningham worse than I had initially believed. These were not bribes as much as they were extortion.
By George E. Condon Jr. and Marcus Stern
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
8:53 p.m. July 17, 2007
WASHINGTON – In two days of prison interviews with federal agents this year, disgraced former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham described a level of corruption on his part more extensive than previously known and dealt a potentially devastating blow to the defense being waged by one of the defense contractors alleged to have bribed him.
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According to an 11-page FBI summary of the sessions, obtained by Copley News Service, Cunningham was very much the initiator of his corrupt actions, demanding bribes, accepting envelopes with cash and displaying an insatiable appetite for more money, more cars, more drink, more fine food and more expensive goods.
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The interesting thing is that Cunningham's military history predicted this. While a good fighter pilot, he was a disaster as an officer, who left a trail of destruction wherever he went, and he would have been RIFFed had it not been for his making ace.
While we're at it, it appears that the House Intelligence Committee won't release it's report on him. It appears that both Republicans and Democrats are covering it up because it makes them look bad.
"They are so nervous about this report being out," said one congressional official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Members oppose putting this thing out because you read this and the natural question is: 'Did you know this, and what did you do about it?' I don't think any members wanted that scrutiny."
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