And Bush loves it: Lawmakers say they will push ahead with a presidential commission designed to root out waste and fraud in military contracts despite President Bush’s concerns that it could usurp his authority. Bush signed into law on Monday a wide-ranging defense bill that includes instructions to create a commission to investigate defense contracts […]
Republican Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham has pleaded guilty in federal court to income tax violations. This from the AP: Rep. Cunningham Pleads Guilty Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax violations after an investigation of the California Republican’s home sale. Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home to […]
About three weeks ago, stories started to surface regarding possible implications that Californian Republican representative, Randy “Duke†Cunningham, could have been involved in some dirty back room deals with a military contractor called MZM. The involvement apparently started when Mitchell Wade, the head of MZM, reportedly purchased Duke’s house in 2003 for the sum of […]