If you unwrap the Duke Cunningham story and peel back how each of the different players came together, a lot of it comes down to one guy: San Diego defense contractor Brent Wilkes (aka co-conspirator #1). Today the San Diego Union-Tribune has a profile of him, his long history with Duke and fellow San Diego Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA).
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