Defense contractor faces bribery trial

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2007 | by John Bacon

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Defense contractor faces bribery trial

Pretrial motions are argued today in San Diego in the bribery case of defense contractor Brent Wilkes. Wilkes is facing 25 counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering and conspiracy in connection with his relationship with former representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

Cunningham pleaded guilty in 2005 to accepting $2.4 million in kickbacks.

Also today:

*Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, commanding general of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, gives an update at the National Press Club in Washington on conditions in Iraq.

*A bail hearing is set in Tucson for Galareka Harrison, a University of Arizona student accused of stabbing her roommate to death in their dorm room over theft...

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