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Feasting on the Spoils : The Life and Times of Randy Duke Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman by Seth Hettena (2007, Hardcover)
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Randy "Duke" Cunningham was an ace fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor. Cunninghams bribes were seemingly endless. An ongoing investigation is even exploring allegations that prostitutes were hired by Cunninghams associates to entertain the congressman.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312368291
ISBN-139780312368296
eBay Product ID (ePID)57198496
Product Key Features
Book TitleFeasting on the Spoils : The Life and Times of Randy Duke Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAmerican Government / Legislative Branch, Political
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSeth Hettena
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.8 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-011840
Dewey Decimal364.1323
SynopsisIn March 2006, former Republican Congressman Randy Duke Cunningham was sentenced to eight years and four months for corruption, the longest sentence ever imposed on a member of Congress. In this new expos, Hettena investigates this jaw-dropping case of bribery, deceit, and cronyism., Randy "Duke" Cunningham was an ace fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor. He came back from battle as Vietnam's most famous pilot--a Navy hero in an unpopular war. In his political life, Cunningham was an eight-term United States representative who never lost an election. So how did this powerful politician, one of the Vietnam War's most highly decorated pilots, become the most corrupt congressman in U.S. history? In 2005, Cunningham shocked the nation by pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, and tax evasion. A federal judge sentenced him to more than eight years in prison, the longest sentence handed down to a member of Congress in 40 years. And even as Cunningham was led, weeping, to prison, investigators continued to uncover a deep-rooted scandal, reaching the cozy nexus between Congress and lobbyists, military contractors, the Defense Department and the upper ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Cunningham's bribes were seemingly endless. They included a yacht, a Rolls-Royce, and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of antiques. Defense contractors flew him aboard private chartered jets to luxury destinations, picked up the tab at expensive restaurants, and paid for his daughter's graduation party. In total, he collected at least $2.4 million in five years, a series of acts unequaled in the long, sordid history of congressional corruption. An ongoing investigation is even exploring allegations that prostitutes were hired by Cunningham's associates to entertain the congressman. His corruption and that of his cohorts was a decisive factor in the 2006 elections, as Democrats retook control of the House for the first time in more than a decade. What led a man who showed such strength and resolve in battle to show such moral weakness later in life? Had he become a prisoner of greed or was he manipulated by others far more cunning than he? What happened to Randy Cunningham? In Feasting on the Spoils , Hettena offers a probing look at deception and avarice. He paints an unforgettable portrait of a life publicly unraveled, and of a man for whom the mysteries--and the history of fraud--only seem to deepen., In March 2006, former Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced to eight years and four months for corruption, the longest sentence ever imposed on a member of Congress. In this new expos, Hettena investigates this jaw-dropping case of bribery, deceit, and cronyism.
LC Classification NumberE840.8.C86H48 2007
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