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Corrupt GOP contributor gets long below-guideline sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this Washington Post story, a high-profile corruption sentencing took place yesterday in which the defendant got a dozen years in prison and should feel lucky he did not get a lot more:Brent R. Wilkes, a California defense contractor and prominent GOP campaign contributor, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison yesterday for lavishing a Republican congressman with money, prostitutes and other bribes in exchange for nearly $90 million in work from the Pentagon.  Wilkes, 53, was convicted in November of 13 felony crimes including bribery, conspiracy and fraud for giving the gifts to former representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), who is serving an eight-year prison term for accepting millions in bribes from Wilkes and others...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).