(Katherine) Harris Donates Cash From Firm Tied To Scandal

Harris Donates Cash From Firm Tied To Scandal

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By WILLIAM MARCH wmarch@tampatrib.com

Published: Feb 19, 2006

Republican Senate candidate Katherine Harris, recipient of more than $50,000 in campaign contributions from a defense contractor involved in a bribery scheme, is giving the money to Habitat for Humanity.

Harris will donate $52,000 in contributions from executives of MZM Inc., along with $2,000 in contributions from American Indian tribes linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, her campaign said.

Contributions to Harris from MZM employees and the company's political action committee made it the biggest single campaign donor in her 2004 congressional re-election campaign.

U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., pleaded guilty in November to taking bribes from MZM.

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Feds' memo highlights Cunningham's audacity

By Gerry Braun
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 19, 2006

Fresh details of the crimes of Randy “Duke” Cunningham make clear why he has never cited the corrupting culture of Washington as an excuse for his behavior.

Cunningham, we now know, took to corruption with an enthusiasm and single-mindedness that are rare even by Washington standards.

His conduct over six years, as spelled out Friday by federal prosecutors seeking a maximum 10-year prison sentence, was unflinchingly mercenary, especially as it pertained to his love of extravagant living and expensive toys. Once, he demanded the use of a private jet to take him yacht shopping, with no intention of paying for either.

But for all the instances of free dinners and French commodes, what stands out most about the Republican ex-congressman in the government sentencing memorandum is his insatiability.

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