A little bit from the “Duke” files: A defense contractor admitted Friday that he paid a California congressman more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for millions more in government contracts. Mitchell Wade pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring with former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to bribe the lawmaker with cash, cars […]
The deal is done. Abramoff has officially pleaded guilty to a federal court in Washington D.C. and is expected to head to Florida tomorrow to do the same with the charges he is facing there in the Sun Cruz deal. Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion, fraud, and violation of lobbying laws. Reporters described […]
The Washington Post has an interesting article today about the House ethics committee and its state of hibernation during what should be a very busy time. The House ethics committee, the panel responsible for upholding the chamber’s ethics code, has been virtually moribund for the past year, handling only routine business despite a wave of […]
Bush publicly scolded Duke Cunningham today over his crimes of taking bribes in exchange for government contracts. Of course Bush speak is nothing more than hypocrisy in action: “Any member of Congress, Republican or Democrat, must take their office seriously and the ethics seriously,” Bush said to reporters during a trip to Texas. Full article […]