US EditionDecorated Vietnam Pilot, Convicted Congressman 'Duke' Cunningham Dies at 83
Randy Cunningham received the Navy Cross and Silver Stars for bravery, served seven terms in Congress, pleaded guilty to accepting $2.4 million in bribes, and was pardoned in 2021.
- Former Rep. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham died Wednesday at age 83 in a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported and retired Rep. Duncan L. Hunter confirmed Friday.
- Cunningham pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2005, admitting to accepting at least $2.4 million in illegal gifts from defense contractors to steer Pentagon contracts.
- A decorated Navy pilot, Navy Cmdr. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham earned the Navy Cross and two Silver Stars with three MiGs downed and said, `Whatever I get, I want Willy to get, or I will not accept it`.
- He was sentenced in 2006 to eight years and four months, serving most of the term before release in 2013, and President Donald Trump granted a pardon in January 2021 citing his prison tutoring and volunteering.
- The investigative reporting by the San Diego Union-Tribune produced a bribe 'menu' and won a Pulitzer Prize, prompting a temporary Congressional earmarking ban and mixed tributes from colleagues such as Rep. Darrell Issa and Duncan Hunter.
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Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million…
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Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million…
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New Hampshire Union LeaderRandy ‘Duke’ Cunningham, naval aviator and corrupt appropriator, dies at 83
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