Randall "Duke" Cunningham is a former congressman from California's 50th district. In 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to accepting bribes of over $2 million from defense contractors. He also pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 2004 for underreporting his income. Cunningham was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison, a sentence he is serving in a minimum-security facility in Tucson, Arizona.The Washington Post: Plea for a Pardon: The Hunt For a Free Pass (November 24, 2008)

November 24, 2008: Cunningham has requested a commutation of his 2005 conviction to the out-going President George W. Bush. As of December 3, 2008, Bush has issued a paltry 171 pardons as compared to his predecessor Bill Clinton's 396.The Los Angeles Times: Bush's pardons (December 3, 2008)