Corruption

Duke Cunningham Briber Rakes In $10K At Poker Tourney (VIDEO)

Rachel Slajda | July 28, 2010, 1:30PM

Brent Wilkes, the former defense contractor who was convicted in 2007 of bribing then-Rep. Duke Cunningham, in March raked in $10,900 when he recently won a World Series of Poker tournament at a California casino.

Wilkes, a professed poker aficionado, used cards as a way one way to bribe Cunningham, letting the Congressman win at poker, as his nephew testified. He also hosted poker games for lawmakers at the Watergate and other hotels.

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