Four months after he was found guilty of 11 counts of corruption, former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell was sentenced to just two years in federal prison today. The sentence was far lower than the six and half years sought by prosecutors.
Ex-Virginia governor Bob McDonnell was found guilty of 11 corruption charges in a case that centered around his allegedly exchanging political favors for cash and gifts, the Washington Post reports. Maureen McDonnell, his wife, was found guilty of eight corruption charges and obstruction of justice.
Yesterday, Maureen McDonnell's former chief of staff, Mary-Shea Sutherland, testified in the federal corruption trial against McDonnell and her former-Virginia-governor husband Bob. Sutherland had some colorful things to say about the first lady.
If you read nothing else for the rest of your life, read the paragraph below that details how ex-Virginia governor, onetime presidential hopeful, and repository of family values Bob McDonnell and his wife plan to defend themselves against federal corruption charges.
[Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, arrive at federal court for a motions hearing in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday. Lawyers for McDonnell and his wife are expected to ask a judge to clarify who the former first couple can speak with prior to their July trial on corruption charges. Image via…
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, have both been indicted on federal corruption charges related to their acceptance of more than $160,000 in gifts from the CEO of Star Scientific, a Virginia dietary supplement manufacturer.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, who is at the center of a growing scandal concerning some suspect donations to him and his family, is in crisis mode as he tries to convince America he's not a buyable, lying scumbag.
A 2011 shopping spree in which Maureen McDonnell, wife of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, picked up a $10,000 Oscar de la Renta jacket couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that Jonnie Williams, the man who paid for the couture goods, heads up a company currently embroiled in legal battles in Virginia.
Virginia Del. Dave Albo brought down the state house floor with this prepared monologue today.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said in a lengthy statement today that he would not support the proposed bill that would require transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions—a procedure that many considered akin to "state sanctioned rape."
Republican Virginia Governor who won election by posing as a reasonable moderate declares "Confederate History Month." Every reasonable person in the nation offended. Your American Spectator headline: "Leftist Race Baiting in Virginia."
Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell forgot something on Tuesday! Was it... his car keys? Not quite. Was it... his wife's birthday? Getting closer! Was it... to include any mention of slavery in his proclamation of Confederate History Month? Why... yes!
