FBI searches California congressman's home, boat
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The lawyer for Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham calls the FBI search of his California home and his borrowed yacht "an appalling abuse of government power."
The actions are part of the investigation into Cunningham's sale of an earlier home to a defense contractor who re-sold it months later at a loss. The contractor also owns the yacht Cunningham uses in Washington. It's rent-free, though Cunningham says he pays docking and maintenance fees.
Cunningham's lawyer says the Republican lawmaker is cooperating, but that the government apparently "won't take 'yes' for an answer," opting instead "to use strong-arm tactics."
Cunningham sits on two House panels that oversee the kind of classified work the contractor's company, MZM, does for the military. MZM increased its federal business at the time of Cunningham's house sale.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The lawyer for Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham calls the FBI search of his California home and his borrowed yacht "an appalling abuse of government power."
The actions are part of the investigation into Cunningham's sale of an earlier home to a defense contractor who re-sold it months later at a loss. The contractor also owns the yacht Cunningham uses in Washington. It's rent-free, though Cunningham says he pays docking and maintenance fees.
Cunningham's lawyer says the Republican lawmaker is cooperating, but that the government apparently "won't take 'yes' for an answer," opting instead "to use strong-arm tactics."
Cunningham sits on two House panels that oversee the kind of classified work the contractor's company, MZM, does for the military. MZM increased its federal business at the time of Cunningham's house sale.
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