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Tommy K. Rides Again!

by David Kurtz
06.04.09 | 7:24 am

A new indictment of Thomas Kontogiannis, one of the Duke Cunningham bribers who had murky ties to U.S. intelligence, charges him and eight others with a huge $92 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Tommy K. is still serving time for his role in the Cunningham scandal. He’s due to be released in 2014, though the latest charges could ultimately push that back a bit.

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