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  • CA: Congressman's bribery plea sparks call to deny pensions (Duke stands to pocket 40K/year)

    12/14/2005 1:16:50 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 16 replies · 844+ views
    ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 12/14/05 | AP - Washington
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican House members disturbed that their former GOP colleague Randy "Duke" Cunningham will get to keep his pension despite pleading guilty to bribery want to pass a law to strip federal pensions from white-collar criminals. Under federal law, only a conviction for a crime against the United States, such as treason or espionage, can cause a member of Congress or other federal employee to lose his or her government pension. That means Cunningham, a San Diego-area Republican, will keep his pension despite admitting taking $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors and others in exchange for government...