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Contractor Guilty in Bribery Trial

HeadlineNov 06, 2007

In California, a contractor involved in the scandal that sent former Congressmember “Randy Duke” to jail has been found guilty on all 13 counts in his corruption trial. Brent Wilkes received more than $80 million in government contracts after bribing Cunningham with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts. Wilkes faces up to 26 in prison. He still has to stand trial in a second case involving bribes to former CIA Executive Director Kyle “Dusty” Foggo.

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