The "separate investigation" (Duke Cunninham-WIRED)

[SoCalDem]

I think that when this broke in January, most of us may have missed the salient point of this article..A SEPARATE INVESTIGATION....

This has to be the limo/poker/poke-her angle to the story... They had plenty on the Duke-ster to send him away for his part, but the next part is probably the evidence collected via the tapes...

Pass the popcorn

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1146700,00.html



Web Exclusive| Nation
Disgraced Congressman 'Wore a Wire'
Sources tell TIME that Duke Cunningham wore a wire after agreeing to cooperate with a graft probe
By TIMOTHY J. BURGER
SUBSCRIBE TO TIMEPRINTE-MAILMORE BY AUTHOR

Posted Friday, Jan. 06, 2006
Washington's power players have always bragged about being well-wired, but for disgraced former congressman Duke Cunningham, "wired" wasn't just a figure of speech. In a week when legislators are focused on the question of who else might be brought down by ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s cooperation with prosecutors as he seeks lenient sentencing over his two federal guilty pleas this week, sources tell TIME that in a separate investigation, ex-Rep. Cunningham wore a wire to help investigators gather evidence against others just before copping his own plea.

Sources familiar with the situation say Cunningham, a California Republican who pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to taking $2.4 million in bribes—including a yacht, a Rolls Royce and a 19th-century Louis-Philippe commode—from a defense contractor, wore a wire at some point during the short interval between the moment he began cooperating with the feds and the announcement of his guilty plea on Nov. 28.

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[eleny]

1. "Cunningham wore a wire to help investigators "

Whoot!

[hobbit709]

2. Cunningham wore a wire

Now you know that some congresscritters sphincters got tight enough to turn coal into diamonds at that point.

[SoCalDem]

3. I think this is the reason for the lag time in this latest bomb

They probably had so many leads to cover,and wanted to make sure all the t's were crossed and i's dotted :)

[acmejack]

4. Oh, wow, wired at the poker game...

Big time indeed!

[SoCalDem]

5. There are supposedly photos too..

Camera-phones, maybe?? Those rascally phone-cams might be useful for more than we thought:)

[tridim]

6. Wonder if only the Abramoff related conversations are admissible?

Do they have to ignore everything else that was said? If not, this could go in lots of crazy directions. Just imagine what these guys talk about while they're wasted and screwing whores.

[SoCalDem]

7. The article did say "separate" investigation

I think the Abramoff stuff was plenty to convince Dukie to plead guilty, and maybe he hoped that by doing itm he would prevent the sexy stuff from getting out :)

Can you imagine anyone having sex with those trolls :puke:

[acmejack]

8. Conjures up some mighty nasty images!

That's for sure1 I hope the young ladies (or gentlemen) were very well compensated.