Just reading the New York Times article. He was taking the pish! Among other things:
1. His DC residence was a 42ft yacht loaned to him by a defence contractor.
2. Contractors bought him a Rolls Royce
3. They bought his house from him for around twice the market value.
4. They paid a $200,000 deposit on a condo for him
5. They paid for his daughter's graduation party.
6. Paid capital gains tax for him (presumably on the house sale among other things)
He's owned up to $2.4 million so far, but the investigation is ongoing and prosecutors have not ruled out further charges.
It would also appear that there are some people who demonstrate that he was a bit of a chopper back in the glory days (and if you read long enough, you will see they were able to answer the "boathouse at Hereford" questions)
http://dukecunningham.org/phorum/rea...=1&i=353&t=353