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Apparently admittedly corrupt, indicted, convicted, Republican jail-bird Duke Cunningham’s personal belongings (all of them gift bribes) are being auctioned off to cover his back taxes. Associated Press gives the public some insight of the bribe gifts that Cunningham illegally accepted in exchange for awarding at least one private contractor multi-million dollar contracts, paid with our tax money. Here’s a preview:

Silver-plated candelabras. A cedar-lined lingerie cabinet. Persian rugs. An oak hutch carved with lions’ heads, tree limbs and acorns.

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“Lavish,” said Jim Sudomir, a retiree from Fallbrook, summing up Cunningham’s lifestyle as he looked over the display. “If he was going to be a crook he should have been a smarter one. He thought he was above all that. … Look where he’s at now. He’s in jail.”

The inventory reveals that the contractors spared little expense to appease Cunningham’s collector’s tastes.

There is a leather sofa. A solid cherry sleigh bed. Nearly a dozen rugs. Marble-topped nightstands, armoires and sideboards, many featuring stained glass, brass fittings and intricate carvings.

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Some of the rugs have previously been valued at as much as $40,000.

Anyone but Cunningham can bid.

Rich, corrupt, bastard. Full AP article.

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