Cunningham auction brings almost $100,000
Published March 26th, 2006
US Auction News
The US Treasury Department auctioned off antiques and home furnishings used to bribe former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., Thursday, netting nearly $100,000 for FBI and Internal Revenue Service investigative operations.
The auction disposed of items given to Cunningham by defense contractors in return for the use of his influence to channel lucrative contracts toward their firms using his position on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Cunningham pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in November, and was sentenced in early March to eight years and four months in federal prison for accepting more than $2.4 million in bribes.
