Cunningham sentenced to 8 years, 4 months, ordered to make over $1 million in restitution

KOGO, AM600, San Diego | March 3, 2006

[John Jorsett]

Just announced: Duke Cunningham was sentenced to 8 years, 4 months in prison, and ordered to make over $1 million in restitution.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Eight years is enough IF he serves the eight years. He will probably be out in two to three.

There is no parole in federal prison, and the maximum reduction for good behavior is only 15% of the sentence.

[Armigerous]

he has to serve 86 months

[hosepipe]

A democrat would get probation if it came to court at all..
Being a republican in Calif is close to being felony anyway..

[Jim Noble]

One down, 534 to go.

[rolling_stone]

Looks like Duke got shot down, but had his parachte deploy...8 years for selling out his country for 2.4 plus million dollars (not including damage from inflated contracts!) and some poor shmuck robs a 7-11 for $100 with a gun and gets more time...yes once again Justice prevails...

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

And he only has to pay back $1,000,000? Not bad. Maybe crime does pay.

[stm]

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. A total discrace to himself, his party, his country and Naval Aviation.

[NormsRevenge]

Speaker Hastert Comments on the Cunningham Sentencing

WASHINGTON, March 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today released the following statement regarding the sentencing of former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham:

"The court has handed Congressman Cunningham the punishment for the crimes he committed. This sentence should send a strong message that no one is above breaking our nation's laws including, the Members of Congress who make them. It is my hope that Congressman Cunningham will spend his incarceration thinking long and hard about how he broke the trust of the voters that elected him and those on Capitol Hill who served with him."

http://www.usnewswire.com/

[fish hawk]

I don't know if he has a wife and children but if so, they must be feeling total shame right now. (unlike Gary Condits kids)

[stm]

I do feel sorry for them, to be sure. I wonder what Willy "Irish" Driscoll is thinking about his "driver" now.

[af_vet_rr]

Try him for treason. The influence he sold could have easily led our troops being killed (through faulty equipment, etc).

Glad to see there are none left that really support him - it was amusing asking the people who were making excuses for him "what if it was the Chinese instead of a defense contractor, would you still support him".

[Lancey Howard]

What's it mean in reality? Out in five?

[Lancey Howard]

Out in seven years, two months?

[Armigerous]

right...6/7 of 100 months

[RckyRaCoCo]

Local news yesterday had something to do with John Conyers(dem. detroit)in what sounds very similar to what was done by trafficant which threw him out of congress and put him in jail. That is, using staffers to do his personal business on taxpayer time and accepting $$$.

Let's see how many "Woodward and Bernstein" MSM types pursue this one.

(cue crickets)

[Texas Eagle]

Cunningham sentenced to 8 years, 4 months, ordered to make over $1 million in restitution

Now, you can just make that check payable to the Democratic National Committee or, if you like, DNC for short.

[jamese777]

Cunningham's sentence is the longest prison term ever given to a US Congressman in all of AMerican history.