Bob McDonnell and his wife indicted on corruption charges!

[Dusty Bake Activate]

All these "future of the GOP" governors getting that work.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/va-gov-bob-mcdonnell-wife-indicted-21614637

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor.

The 14-count indictment against McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, includes one count of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud; three counts of honest-services wire fraud; one count of conspiracy to obtain property under color of official right; six counts of obtaining property under color of official right; and one count of making false statements to a federal credit union.

Bob McDonnell is also charged with an additional count of making a false statement to a financial institution, and Maureen McDonnell is charged with one count of obstruction of an official proceeding.

"Today's charges represent the Justice Department's continued commitment to rooting out public corruption at all levels of government," Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman said in a news release. "Ensuring that elected officials uphold the public's trust is one of our most critical responsibilities."

McDonnell left office earlier this month after four years in the governor's office. Virginia law limits governors to a single term.

A federal investigation overshadowed the final months in office for the once-rising star of the Republican Party, with authorities looking into gifts he and his family received from a political donor.

In July, McDonnell apologized and said he had returned more than $120,000 in loans and other gifts from Johnnie Williams, the CEO of pharmaceutical company Star Scientific. He insisted that he had done nothing illegal on behalf of Star Scientific but said he'd do "things differently today than choices I made a couple of years ago."

On Tuesday, McDonnell repeated that apology but insisted he had done nothing wrong.

"I deeply regret accepting legal gifts and loans from Mr. Williams, all of which have been repaid with interest, and I have apologized for my poor judgment for which I take full responsibility," McDonnell said. "However, I repeat emphatically that I did nothing illegal for Mr. Williams in exchange for what I believed was his personal generosity and friendship.

The scandal unfolded around the same time as a separate politically embarrassing case involving a former executive mansion chef who was accused of embezzlement and, in turn, accused McDonnell's children of taking mansion food and supplies for personal use. The governor later reimbursed the state.

The fallout seeped into the general election, with McDonnell playing a low-key role in support of Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who lost to Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Asked why he hadn't been more visible, McDonnell replied, "That's a question for the candidate."

 

[DEAD7]

 

[Mr. Somebody]

"It is disappointing that the House majority is prepared to shut down the federal government in its continuing ideological opposition to the Affordable Care Act. This is not a responsible way to conduct our nation's business. It threatens the economic recovery. It also is not fair to target the federal workforce to bear the brunt of this dysfunction. The Senate has now sent a clean interim spending measure to the House twice - a measure which already reflects compromise between the Senate and House spending plans. The House leadership should allow members to cast an up-or-down vote."

His own party gave him that work i feel, friends.

 

[Brown_Pride]

So who's running in 2016?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

So who's running in 2016?

At this rate,

Seriously, that nikka mite be their front runnr

 

[theworldismine13]

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

So who's running in 2016?

 

[FaTaL]

so the feds probably wiretapped him and his wife

honestly most political people takes gifts and shyt

 

[ltheghost]

The GOP is going to be left with Sarah Palin for 2016...lol Damn they are getting all of them locked up! But they all know they can't beat Hilary.

 

[Brown_Pride]

I need to read up some more on his stances. I know he married a mexican chick so he can't be all bad
He's Catholic too so that would be a change of pace...?

 

[re'up]

I read the indictment, and I'd say he's guilty of most or all of the charges levied against him, generally when there is a 43 page, 14 count indictment, and a multiple year investigation, they are ready to go, tee'd up and ready to play.

On a personal level, that shyt was pretty sickening, his wife was quite a piece of work, with her LV and De La Renta dresses, soliciting JW for loans, and multi million dollar vacation retreats, and the Ferarri. Just an ostentatious, elitist life of excess and greed….He's likely looking at a few years only, plus forfeiture of the 140k in material goods, which is nothing to a good majority of the federal inmate population, they'd laugh, but for these blue blood white collar, summers in Cape Cod and golf sweater folks, it's like the end of the world.

 

[L&HH]

They found him guilty on everything
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/McDonnell-Trial-Verdict-Reached-273942501.html

 

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[ORDER_66]

DONT THEY LEARN TO NOT ACCEPT "GIFTS" FROM ANYONE!!!!!!! IT'S CALLED BRIBERY....

 

[FAH1223]

They found him guilty
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/McDonnell-Trial-Verdict-Reached-273942501.html