Disgraced Congressman 'Wore a Wire'

I'm not sure of what exactly to make of this story. From Time Magazine's website:

Washington's power players have always bragged about being well-wired, but for disgraced former congressman Duke Cunningham, "wired" wasn't just a figure of speech. In a week when legislators are focused on the question of who else might be brought down by ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff'’s cooperation with prosecutors as he seeks lenient sentencing over his two federal guilty pleas this week, sources tell TIME that in a separate investigation, ex-Rep. Cunningham wore a wire to help investigators gather evidence against others just before copping his own plea.

Duke Cunningham

Sources familiar with the situation say Cunningham, a California Republican who pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to taking $2.4 million in bribes--—including a yacht, a Rolls Royce and a 19th-century Louis-Philippe commode--—from a defense contractor, wore a wire at some point during the short interval between the moment he began cooperating with the feds and the announcement of his guilty plea on Nov. 28.

The identity of those with whom the San Diego congressman met while wearing the wire remains unclear, and is the source of furious--—and nervous--speculation by congressional Republicans. A Cunningham lawyer, K. Lee Blalack, refused to confirm or deny the story, and wouldn't say whether Cunningham will implicate any other members of Congress. The FBI is believed to be continuing its probe of defense contractors involved in the Cunningham case. An FBI spokesman declined comment. Asked whether Cunningham, an ace Navy fighter pilot decorated for his service in Vietnam, had worn a wire, the spokesman said the response from a higher-up was, "Like I'd tell you."

So Duke Cunningham went around talking to either congressmen, or defense contractors, while wearing a wire for the feds. And Cunningham wore this wire for the feds before he publicly announced his taking of bribes. So the big question is, who was Cunningham talking to, and when did he talk to them as he was wearing the wire? You can bet that when the feds caught Cunningham taking bribes, they would have certainly offered a plea deal--cooperate with us and get a reduced sentence, or get the book thrown at you. Cunningham cooperated. And that's certainly going to make people who dealt with Cunningham very nervous. The "culture of corruption" is getting scared.

Stay tuned....