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| Cunningham Pleads Guilty in House Sale Probe |
| 11.28.05 (1:02 pm) [edit] |
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SAN DIEGO — Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned from Congress Monday after pleading guilty in a San Diego federal court to accepting bribes and violating tax laws in the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor. Cunningham entered pleas in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and tax evasion for underreporting his income in 2004. He answered, "Yes, Your Honor" when asked by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns if he had accepted cash in exchange for his performance of official duties. n a tearful apology, the 63-year-old Republican lawmaker said because he was "not strong enough," he disgraced his family and his congressional seat. "I will forfeit my freedom, my reputation, all my worldly possessions and most importantly the trust of my friends and family," Cunningham said in a brief statement in which he announced that he will continue to cooperate with the government's ongoing investigation. "In my life, I have known great joy and great sorrow and now I know great shame. I can't undo what I've done but I can atone. And now ... I enter the twilight of my life. I intend to use the remaining time that God grants me to make amends and I will," he said. Funny how parasites like this are only repentant *after* they get caught. Stick him under the damn jail... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" title="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" target="_blank"http://www.foxnews.com/story/...,2933,176885,00.html |
posted by: PastorDave (reply)
post date: 11.28.05 (6:28 pm)
What a sad, sad matter. I understand this man was a war hero, not your typical lawyer turned politician. No doubt he went to Washington with the intent to make things better. But power is so disarming, so seductive. I'm sure he thought he could get by with it, that he was just doing what everybody else was doing. I feel sorry for this fallen man.
