OT REPUBLICAN CULTURE OF CORRUPTION -- RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM TOOK OVER $1 MILLION IN BRIBES FROM DEFENSE CONTRACTOR

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Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery

Defense contractor Mitchell Wade admitted Friday in federal court that
he attempted to illegally influence Pentagon contracting officials and
tried to curry favor with two House members in addition to lavishing
more than $1 million in cash, cars, a boat and other bribes on
convicted Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif.

The admissions, including details that identify Reps. Virgil Goode,
R-Va., and Katherine Harris, R-Fla., as recipients of illegal
contributions, are contained in Wade's agreement to plead guilty to
four criminal charges stemming from his role in the Cunningham probe.

Cunningham quit after pleading guilty in November to taking $2.4
million in bribes from Wade and others. Goode and Harris apparently
were unaware the donations were illegal, prosecutors said.

Wade, 46, also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge that he provided
benefits to a Pentagon official and other Defense Department employees
to get them to help his company, MZM.

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"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery
>
> Defense contractor Mitchell Wade admitted Friday in federal court that
> he attempted to illegally influence Pentagon contracting officials and
> tried to curry favor with two House members in addition to lavishing
> more than $1 million in cash, cars, a boat and other bribes on
> convicted Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif.
>
> The admissions, including details that identify Reps. Virgil Goode,
> R-Va., and Katherine Harris, R-Fla., as recipients of illegal
> contributions, are contained in Wade's agreement to plead guilty to
> four criminal charges stemming from his role in the Cunningham probe.
>
> Cunningham quit after pleading guilty in November to taking $2.4
> million in bribes from Wade and others. Goode and Harris apparently
> were unaware the donations were illegal, prosecutors said.
>
> Wade, 46, also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge that he provided
> benefits to a Pentagon official and other Defense Department employees
> to get them to help his company, MZM.
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