Rep. Cunningham Pleads Guilty to Bribery, ResignsThe veteran lawmaker admits receiving $2.4 million from military contractors and evading more than $1 million in taxes.
By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO — A tearful, trembling Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Rancho Santa Fe) resigned Monday after pleading guilty to receiving $2.4 million in bribes from military contractors and evading more than $1 million in taxes.
The money involved makes Cunningham's the largest bribery case since several members of Congress were convicted of the crime in the early 1980s.
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