Vietnam War US Navy fighter ace Randy Cunningham has plead guilty to tax evasion and bribary charges. He has resigned from the US House of Representatives. He got his third, fourth and fifth kills on one mission flown on 10 May, 1972. His F-4J was shot down that day by an SA-2 missile before he returned to his ship, the USS Constellation.
I must say, its a disappointment to see his career end this way. 🙁
By: Don Chan - 13th March 2006 at 14:10
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=13593727-80e3-4377-a1fe-e41fe22dbdc6
“‘Duke’ Cunningham Sentenced To Eight Years For Bribery”
Sat, 04 Mar ’06
Led From Courtroom… To A Waiting Jail Cell
“You’ve undermined the opportunity [that] honest politicians have to do good.” It was with that damning statement that US District Court Judge Larry A. Burns ordered Randall “Duke” Cunningham — war hero, “Top Gun” instructor and, most recently, disgraced former US congressman — to eight years and four months in a federal prison for bribery.
By: Canpark - 9th December 2005 at 11:56
Randy Cunningham- what a guy.
By: F-18 Hamburger - 7th December 2005 at 20:05
bye bye, don’t become one man’s bitch in prison! you still got a gun, show em ur shooting skills!
By: bring_it_on - 7th December 2005 at 15:36
He was a good pilot..Infact a true top gunner..However what does that have to do with him being a top politician…If indeed being a top politician and being a top gunner would have been the same then he would have definately not left any paper trail of the money…Bad Bad politician!! 😀
By: Don Chan - 4th December 2005 at 14:44
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051204-9999-1n4adcs.html
“Contractor ‘knew how to grease the wheels'”
“ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts”
December 4, 2005
By Dean Calbreath
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
By: Dazza - 29th November 2005 at 23:30
Whats his former back-seater Willie Driscoll up to these days?
-Dazza
By: Shadow1 - 29th November 2005 at 07:17
There goes a legend! I wish he would have thought twice before going through with what he did but money certainly has a funny way of warping your train of thought. 🙁
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