United States v. Brent Roger Wilkes
Feb 19, 2008OUTCOME: Guilty of all Counts - Sentenced to 12 years
Wilkes was charged with providing more than $700,000 in bribes to Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham in return for the former Congressman betraying his public office by influencing the appropriations ... of funds and the execution of government contracts in ways that would benefit Wilkes’s company, ADCS, Inc. Wilkes paid the bribes to Cunningham through a variety of methods, including cash, checks, meals, limousine service, corporate jet travel, lodging, furnishings, boats and marine equipment, prostitution services, vacations, and entertainment. None of these benefits were disclosed by Cunningham on his Financial Disclosure Statements to the U.S. House of Representatives. In return for receiving these bribes, the Indictment alleges that Cunningham used his public office over almost a decade to influence the awarding of over a $100 million dollars in defense contracts to Wilkes and others.
