So it appears that Brent Wilkes will get only a slightly more severe sentence than Duke Cunningham. Wilkes, convicted last year on all counts, was reportedly sentenced to 12 years in prison today — prosecutors had asked for as much as 25 years and no fewer than 15. The probation officials had recommended as much as 60.
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