Rep. Cunningham to Plead Guilty - Yahoo! News

By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer


Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham will plead guilty to tax violations, a source close the investigation of the California Republican has told The Associated Press.

Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home to a defense contractor at an apparently inflated price in 2003 attracted the attention of federal investigators.

A hearing in the case was scheduled in federal court in San Diego on Monday, and two sources close to the investigation said Cunningham would enter a guilty plea. One of those sources said he would plead to tax violations related to the home sale