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Former Gov. Bob McDonnell found guilty in corruption trial:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-gov-bob-mcdonnell-found-guilty-in-corruption-trial/ByRebecca KaplanCBS NewsSeptember 4, 2014, 3:05 PM
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell found guilty in corruption trial
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., and his wife, Maureen, have been found guilty on multiple counts of conspiracy, corruption and bribery, according to various news reports.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The McDonnells were indicted in January and charged with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from Jonnie Williams, the CEO of Star Scientific Inc., in exchange for promoting Williams' anti-inflammatory vitamin supplement called Anatabloc.
The jury reached the verdict after three days of deliberations.
During the five-week trial, prosecutors sought to prove that that Bob McDonnell not only knew how much money Williams had lavished on the first family, but that he sought to convince state officials to conduct research that would have helped Williams' business.
The evidence prosecutors saw as most damaging was a pair of emails, sent six minutes part, in which Bob McDonnell wrote to Williams asking about documents that would have finalized a $50,000 loan, and then shortly after asked an aide to "see me about anatabloc issues" at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia.
Bob McDonnell vigorously rejected the suggestion that the he was giving William special treatment in exchange for the cash.
"We don't make decisions based on money. No sir," McDonnell said. The most he did for Williams, he said, was try to get in him touch with the proper people who could evaluate his request.
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