Lt Randy Cunningham

[Ian Warren]

I was doing research on one one person I admired, I wondered what happened to this guy - obviously I missed the news report, can anyone confirm or scuttlebutt ?

Corruption and Conviction

Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. On March 3, 2006, he received a sentence of eight years and four months in prison and an order to pay $1.8 million in restitution.

I gave a lot of thought to the whole matter of Cunningham's disgraceful conduct. At first, I wanted to excuse it, or minimize it. But the more I thought about, the madder I got. "Goddam it, this guy is supposed to be someone that people look up to, a role model. And he does this." I understand that fame and being a hero may not be easy. Look at Pappy Boyington and Ira Hayes. But they only messed up their own lives; they didn't steal millions at the public trough. Duke Cunningham is a disgrace, to his country and to every American pilot that I have dedicated this website to.

Sources:

Randy Cunningham interview with Aerosphere.com (website no longer active).

[Splitpin]

Thats a shame , wont change the way i think about him , at the time he was a hero and that cant be changed.
I think , once these guys leave the "comfort" of the service , things get hard , and some dont cope .... or they cope in a bad way.

"Duke Cunningham is a disgrace, to his country and to every American pilot that I have dedicated this website to." a bit harsh i think , without knowing the details.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 11 2014,7:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thats a shame , wont change the way i think about him

My thoughts exactly, ... but like to see what our US friend's here know about it or is it just rumour or over exaggerated ?

[J7G]

He was corrupt while in the service of the state as a Congressman. Confirmed- he went to prison, after all. That doesn't happen over nothing.

"1000 attaboys can be wiped out by one "oh s**t.""

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (J7G @ May 11 2014,10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

He was corrupt while in the service of the state as a Congressman. Confirmed- he went to prison, after all. That doesn't happen over nothing.

"1000 attaboys can be wiped out by one "oh s**t.""

Guess its the same with all politics and politcians, congress and our John keys, Judith Collins for example guess he should have stayed the warrior and gone to Hollywood.