Cunningham Figure Gave to Gov.,(Arnold) Got 2 Board Seats

Cunningham Figure Gave to Gov., Got 2 Board Seats
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wilkes8dec08,1,5720040.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true

By Dan Morain, Times Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO — A businessman tied to the bribery scandal involving former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham donated more than $70,000 to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign committees and received two gubernatorial appointments.

At Schwarzenegger's behest, Brent Wilkes, founder of the government contractor ADCS Inc., resigned Nov. 29 from the Del Mar Fair Board and from another panel that oversees the leasing of state land for racetracks, said Margita Thompson, the governor's press secretary.

Schwarzenegger appointed Wilkes to the Del Mar board in April 2004 and to the State Race Track Leasing Commission last April. A seat on the Del Mar board is a sought-after post given the panel's association with the Del Mar racetrack, among the most successful tracks in the nation.

Starting with the 2003 recall campaign, Wilkes, his wife and his companies have given $73,000 to Schwarzenegger's campaign committees, according to filings with Secretary of State Bruce McPherson. One of Wilkes' business associates gave $15,000 to the governor's 2003 campaign.

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Ned Wigglesworth of the watchdog group TheRestofUs.org called on Schwarzenegger to return the donations.

"In light of Cunningham's plea agreement … it is certainly incumbent upon the governor to answer whether these appointments were related to the contributions," Wigglesworth said. "At the very least it is the appearance of quid pro quo and at the very least the governor should answer questions."

he didn't need ANY campaign contributions?

did you know he's a lot shorter in person?

small, if you get my drift.

It's just absolutely BIZARRE! that all these Republican scandals are RELATED....

Political Incest at it's best.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo:

or should I say, "bring down Arnold!" :rofl: