Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham of San Diego, who became a decorated Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam but was later disgraced by a bribery conviction, has died at 83.
According to media reports, he died on Wednesday in a hospital in Little Rock, AR, from an undisclosed illness.
Cunningham was sentenced in 2006 to eight years and four months in prison for his guilty pleas to conspiracy and tax evasion for taking $2.4 million in bribes in return for unduly influencing the awarding of Defense Department contracts.
After being released in 2013, Cunningham denied accepting bribes and said he regretted his plea. He was later pardoned by President Trump in 2021.
The staffs of The San Diego Union-Tribune and Copley News Service shared a Pulitzer prize for national reporting in 2006, thanks to a series of stories that revealed the congressman’s criminality.
Cunningham, a Republican, represented portions of San Diego County in Congress from Jan. 3, 1991 to Nov. 28, 2005, when he resigned.
Prior to politics, he flew an F-4 Phantom fighter jet for the Navy during the Vietnam War, shooting down five North Vietnamese MiG-21s — including three in one encounter. He became the first ace of the war and earning the Navy Cross.
Randy “Duke” Cunningham, right, aboard his F-4 Phantom. (File photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy)Hence then, the article about navy ace and disgraced congressman randy duke cunningham dead at 83 was published today ( ) and is available on Times of San Diego ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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