Reep Congressman's "BRIBE MENU" (Not kidding)

[elehhhhna]

The prosecution's sentencing memorandum included a copy of a “bribe menu” written under the Congressional seal on Cunningham's office stationary. One column of figures represented the millions of dollars in contracts that could be “ordered” from Cunningham, according to prosecutors. The right column showed the amount of bribes Cunningham demanded in return.


According to the sentencing memorandum, Cunningham offered co-conspirator No. 2 – identified elsewhere as defense contractor Mitchell Wade – $16 million in contracts in exchange for a $140,000 bribe, which came in the form a 42-foot yacht, the Duke-Stir.





http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20060217-1902-ca-congressman-bribery.html

[TomInTib]

1. What an idiot. Just wrote it down and kept it. Cripes. nt

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Double stupid

There are so many "legal" ways to be bribed, it's almost refreshing to see one that had a catalog.

[fasttense]

3. Not so much stupid as arrogant. He is a repuke and thinks he

can get away with anything. Laws? following the law is for the little people.

[WhiteTara]

4. this is a prime example of arrogance

they don't think they are touchable. :grr:

[Elidor]

5. I hope the disgusting POS gets the full ten years.

And frankly, ten years is not nearly long enough.

[Sydnie]

6. I just read the whole PDF document on him

It is a great read on just how much hubris he had. He thought he could twist arms everywhere he went. I hope it was his staffer that blew the whistle on his sorry ass. I hope they left his office with the documents in their hand and marched to the reporting authority with them.

I can't WAIT for the next shoe to fall when the tapes he made and their dirty deeds come out.

Ten years is not enough.