Prostitutes testify in Cunningham bribery trial: Hawaii, hot tubs, cigars and grapes

[seafan]

Yech


October 18, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune

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The government closed its case with testimony from two prostitutes who were hired by Wilkes during a trip to a lavish resort in Hawaii in 2003. They testified they had sex with Wilkes and Cunningham for $300 an hour.

One of the women described seeing Wilkes and Cunningham in the spa at a private suite on the grounds of the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. The suite is actually a secluded building at the hotel. They were smoking cigars, and asked the women to disrobe and climb in, she said. She recalled Cunningham feeding her grapes in the hot tub.

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The $20,000 trip to Hawaii included not only the prostitutes but a special diving trip. It was memorialized on a DVD, titled “Aquatic Leadership Seminar.” Prostitutes were hired on two nights, he testified.

Donna Rosetta, one of the prostitutes, testified that Cunningham tipped her between $50 and $80 at the end of the night. When Halpern displayed on a large courtroom screen a set of mug shots of jowly, middle-aged men, Rosetta identified Cunningham in the array.

The second prostitute, Tammy MacFadden, accompanied Rosetta the first night. MacFadden described Cunningham as “the boisterous one” who was “overbearing.”

“The one I ended up with was the one who was running the show,” she said, referring to Wilkes.

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[babylonsister]

1. Oh my stars - Aquatic Leadership Seminar? Ugh. nt

[aquart]

2. A DVD?

[eleny]

3. TMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hubert Flottz]

4. "The repubs Won because of their "MORALITY" in 2004!"

I think "WINNING" was more due to Crooked Voting Machines and criminals like Rove and Kenny Blackwell.

[JohnnyLib2]

5. It's Cunningham vs. Craig for the "God Bless Him" award!

Keep it coming, boys.

[DemoTex]

6. "The one I ended up with was the one who was running the show"

Sounds like Cunningham was flying "wing" on this mission .. to Wilkes' "lead."

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. H-O-L-Y C-O-W! The VALUES Party! The Moral Party!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[tekisui]

8. Isn't Denny FatBastart in on this somewhere, too?

He is to announce his resignation effective Nov.!

[seafan]

9. Why, yes he is.

October 18, 2007

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Wilkes also paid to fly Cunningham and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert from a golf outing in Palm Springs to San Diego for a reception and then back to Washington on private jets, Combs testified.

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Hastert To Announce Retirement As Evidence Mounts Of His Involvement In Cunningham Scandal

October 2, 2007

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(A lawyer for Brent Wilkes) Geragos told reporters later that he planned to file new subpoenas against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and four California Republicans, including Reps. Duncan Hunter, Jerry Lewis, John Doolittle and Darrell Issa.

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The Hill

[L. Coyote]

10. What went on during the fishing trips in Alaska? Larry Craig knows!

It is turning into a GOP bonfire. They are going down in flames.

FROM: Stevens, Corrupt VECO CEO Campaign Contributions. More R Senators Involved.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2062738


Bill Allen, second from left, is pictured in 2000 with Republican Senators Trent Lott of Mississippi, left, Dennis Hastert of Illinois, and Phil Gramm of Texas.

And, the list is long, with almost every R on it!!!!!


From left, Sen. Thad Cochran, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Frank Murkowski, Bill Allen, unidentified woman, Sen. Larry Criag, Nancy Murkowski, Sen. Kit Bond, Sen. Don Nickles.


From left, Sen. Kit Bond, Tricia Lott, Sen. Trent Lott, Bill Allen, unidentified woman, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, former Sen. Phil Gramm, Nancy Murkowski, Sen. Frank Murkowski.

Over the past 20 years Alaskan oil entrepreneur Bill Allen and people who work for him gave more than $1 million to candidates running for Congress. But his connections gave him another way to gain influence in Washington -- fishing. Steve Henn reports.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/15/bill_allen_fishing

[seafan]

11. And Larry Craig ain't all by his lonesome..... Bonfire, indeed.

From The Hill link in previous post above:

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(Geragos) is also considering subpoenas against up to 15 other House members and four senators, including: Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.).

Geragos also said he was trying to serve a subpoena on White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten.

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[Blue_In_AK]

13. Thank you, L. Coyote

for all you do to keep Alaska's scandals in the forefront. They DO have national implications, I'm convinced.

[SoCalDem]

12. Uh-oh.. they're gonna ......

[Disturbed]

14. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), and

Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.

The RWing Corp Media will go wild when these guys are called in. Those names will be
in bright red flaming letters. Fox Noise will burst in flames.