posted on February 18, 2006 05:05:15 AM new
JUST ONE MORE REPUBLICAN CROOK GOING TO JAIL WITH MANY MORE TO GO.
Prosecutors Seek 10 Years for Cunningham
Friday, February 17, 2006 9:54 PM EST
The Associated Press
By SETH HETTENA
SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 $2.4 million in bribes — including a Rolls-Royce, yachts, homes and antique furnishings — in exchange for defense contracts and other favors.
The former Navy pilot is to be sentenced March 3 in federal court in San Diego.
His attorney Lee Blalack said he would recommend a six-year sentence. Because of his age and history of prostate cancer, 10 years "is essentially a sentence of death," he said.
"Given his contribution to this country and the community of San Diego, notwithstanding his admitted wrongdoing, such a sentence is grossly excessive," Blalack said.
The prosecution's memo contained a copy of a "bribe menu" written under the congressional seal on Cunningham's office stationery. One column of figures represented the millions of dollars in contracts that could be "ordered" from Cunningham, according to prosecutors. The other column showed the amount of bribes Cunningham demanded in return.
posted on February 19, 2006 10:28:44 PM new
Give him 20 years. Greedy Bas$@%ds. I am all out of charity.
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Can't touch this! uh huh, uh huh.
posted on February 20, 2006 05:19:54 AM new
"His attorney Lee Blalack said he would recommend a six-year sentence. Because of his age and history of prostate cancer, 10 years "is essentially a sentence of death," he said."
sucks to be him...noone asked him to take bribes...
posted on February 20, 2006 04:43:50 PM new"sucks to be him...noone asked him to take bribes..."
CLASSIC: he didn't just TAKE bribes, he had a cottage industry in SOLICITING bribes & kickbacks & COMODES -- I've got a COMODE he's gonna love, made out of STAINLESS STEEL & BOLTED TO DA WALL!!!
"And then that little jerk Ralphie convinced all the sheep-herders to build a roller-skating rink!"
"And then that little jerk Ralphie convinced all the sheep-herders to build a roller-skating rink!"