Prosecutors Seek 10 Years for "Duke" Cunningham - Yahoo! link

[Kadie]

Prosecutors Seek 10 Years for Cunningham

By SETH HETTENA, Associated Press Writer
57 minutes ago


SAN DIEGO - Prosecutors on Friday asked that former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham be sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in prison for his "stunning betrayal of the public trust" by accepting bribes.

"Cunningham used his status as a war hero to get into Congress, and then he used his Congressional office to get rich," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. "For the better part of a decade, Cunningham, in effect, erected a 'for sale' sign upon our nation's capital."

Cunningham, 64, resigned from Congress last year after pleading guilty to accepting $2.4 million in bribes — including a Rolls-Royce, yachts, homes and antique furnishings — in exchange for defense contracts and other favors.

The former Navy pilot is to be sentenced March 3 in federal court in San Diego.


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this story needs to be rated up

[rwheeler31]

1. Anyone belive this guy will do jail ?

This is crap...

[madokie]

3. I say ol duke will sing like a spring songbird, take a few down to save

his ass.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Oh wow

Ten years is a long time. But remember that he isn't Bush or Cheney or anyone like that.

[slaveplanet]

4. There are people in there longer for dope

What he got busted for, was only the tip of the iceberg.

I'd be surprised if he were to spend more than a year behind bars.