FBI MAY HAVE USED CONGRESSMAN TO BUG OTHER MEMBERS

TIME - 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.
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."

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