Randy “Duke” Cunningham had it all: Decorated Navy Vietnam War veteran, Phantom fighter pilot with five confirmed kills that made him an ace, political smarts, articulate, re-elected to Congress eight times as a Republican.

But Cunningham had something else. He lusted after things, like a Roll-Royce, a yacht, and various pieces of expensive antique furniture, including a $7,200 Louis Philippe commode, circa 1850. And he was quite willing to take bribes from defense contractors in order to have those things.