The contracts former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham browbeat the Defense Department into awarding two contractors who showered him with money and gifts were not in the nation's interest, according to documents filed by prosecutors yesterday. Instead, the prosecutors said, “Cunningham and his co-conspirators fleeced the people of the United States to the tune of millions of dollars, earning profit margins on some contracts in excess of 800 percent.” In pleading guilty in November, Cunningham admitted taking more than $2.4 million in bribes in return for steering those contracts to two defense contractors, but he insisted the contracts were for legitimate...