Fighting MiG Fighters In Vietnam. Vietnam Ace And TOPGUN Instructor Duke Cunningham

Fighting MiG Fighters In Vietnam. Vietnam Ace And TOPGUN Instructor Duke Cunningham

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On November 28, 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to tax evasion, conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud in federal court in San Diego. The investigation which led to the conviction of Congressman Cunningham was led by a team of Marcus Stern, Jerry Kammer, and Dean Calbreath. Among the many bribes Cunningham admitted receiving was the sale of his home in Del Mar at an inflated price, the free use of the yacht "Duke Stir," a used Rolls-Royce, antique furniture, Persian rugs, jewelry, and a $2,000 contribution for his daughter's college graduation party.[34] Cunningham's attorney, Mark Holscher, later said that the government's evidence was so overwhelming that he had no choice but to recommend a guilty plea.[35] With the plea bargain, Cunningham faced a maximum of 10 years; had he fought the charges, Cunningham risked spending the rest of his life in prison.

As a rookie Congressman, he obviously didn't have the know how of his more experienced senior representatives.
Although the recent senior Representative from Jersey should know how.

While his actions while in Congress were detestable, that shouldn't take away from his abilities and accomplishments as a fighter pilot.

We published Randy's memoir, Fox Two, at Chasmplin Museum Press in 1984. By far our best seller. One thing I remember was difficulty getting it stocked at the NAS Miramar base exchange because
JANE FONDA VIDEOS TOOK UP SHELF SPACE.
Those navy wives...

Those who knew him better said Randy was bound to get bit in that DC snake pit. But he's paid his debt and rejoined the aviation community, particularly with the American Fighter Aces Assn. It's a rapidly dwindling group: last I recall about a dozen remaining with no marines and no Korean War aces. In the 1980s we had as many as 100 at annual reunions.