SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, who pleaded guilty to a charge of campaign finance fraud, was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 months in federal prison in a corruption case that ended the California Republican’s once-promising political career.
U.S. ex-congressman Duncan Hunter leaves a federal court after being sentenced to 11 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to a single corruption charge in San Diego, California, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hunter, 43, whose conviction set off a scramble within the Republican Party to succeed him while seemingly boosting Democrats’ chances to gain his seat, was ordered to report to the Federal Bureau of Prisons on May 29.
Following completion of his 11-month term behind bars, Hunter is to remain under supervised release – the federal equivalent of p