For those that don’t remember Wilkes, he is one of the people buying influence from former Republican Rep. Randy Cunningham. He has been convicted on all 13 charges against him: A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial. The Poway defense contractor had been accused by […]
This is a really interesting story that is thankfully gaining attention. Halliburton announced this weekend that they will be moving their corporate headquarters from Houston, Texas to Dubai. There are a lot of questions surrounding this move – the biggest on their taxes. Halliburton generates a large portion of their income from U.S. contracts and […]
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 […]
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 […]