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Secret Deadly Earmarks
Congressman Duke Cunningham was bribed with a yacht, antiques, and campaign contributions from a company owner seeking a government contract to fight roadside bombs in Iraq. Major Eric Egland was assigned to discover why troop deaths were increasing from roadside bombs despite the millions being paid, and in his search he came across "classified" information revealing the truth behind the contract.
Tags: lobbying; military; whistleblower; IEd; American soldiers; MZM; Mitchell Wade;
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Capitol Crime: How a Washington scandal could bring Congress to its knees
The investigation of how Pentagon contractor Mitchell Wade and his company, MZM, had the ability to bribe members of Congress.
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Randy "Duke" Cunningham
The Union-Tribune reveals that Rep. Cunningham was involved in shady dealings with MZM, a Washington, DC-based defense contractor--a bribe that contributed to ending the congressman's career and sending him to prison. Reporters also detail Cunningham's relationship with California military contractor Brent Wilkes, identified as Coconspirator No. 1 in the federal corruption case against Cunningham.
Tags: Randy Cunningham; Duke Cunningham; House of Representatives; Congress; corruption; bribery; conspiracy; Mitchell Wade; Federal Elections Commission; MZM Inc; PAC; ADCS; Brent Wilkes; CAR; Federal Aviation Administration; Lear
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The corruption of Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and the congressional system that permitted that corruption
Stern reveals that Rep. Cunningham sold his California house to a defense contractor at an inflated price that turned out to be a $700,000 bribe--one of many payoffs that ended the Congressman's career and sent him to prison. Copley News Service and San Diego Union-Tribune reporters detail Cunningham's involvement with a shady developer in New York and a small, well-connected defense contractor in San Diego. The reporters also shed light on the explosion of earmarks in federal legislation and how this development led to corruption like Cunningham's.
Tags: Randy Cunningham; Duke Cunningham; House of Representatives; Congress; corruption; bribery; conspiracy; Elizabeth Todd; Federal Election Commission; Mitchell Wade; MZM Inc; PAC