Cunningscam: Much More Than Meets The Eye

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Cunningscam: Much More Than Meets The Eye

Abramoff isn’t the only mega-scandal that could rock Washington this year. Two powerful committee chairmen in the House could soon find themselves ensarled in the scandal that has already taken down former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham.

Cunningham pled guilty “to taking more than $2 million in bribes in a criminal conspiracy involving at least three defense contractors.” Cunningham resigned from Congress but this mess is far from over.

Cunningham received $630,000 from a military contractor named Brent Wilkes, who is referred to as “co-conspirator No. 1″ in Justice Department documents. Wilkes worked for Audre Inc., a job he took in 1992 when the company was near bankruptcy and desperate for federal contracts. That’s where Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, comes in. The San Diego Union Tribune is on the case:

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Yes...MUCH BIGGER fish to fry
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