Ex VA Gov.,Wife Guilty of Corruption
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Ex-Virginia governor, wife found guilty on corruption charges
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen have been convicted on a range of corruption, fraud and bribery charges, after the couple accepted more than $165,000 of gifts and loans from a businessman.
The jury's decision marks a stunning fall from grace for the former Republican governor, who once was considered a possible running mate for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012.
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Ex-Va. governor guilty of public corruption
— Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen were found guilty of multiple counts of conspiracy and public corruption Thursday in a case alleging they traded access to the governor's office for $165,000 in loans and luxury gifts from a businessman seeking to win backing from the powerful couple for one of his company's nutritional supplements.
The former governor was found guilty on 11 federal charges, his wife on nine. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 6. Families members wept as the verdicts were read.
The jury began deliberations...
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Robert McDonnell guilty of 11 corruption counts 
A federal jury Thursday found former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of public corruption — sending a message that they believed the couple sold the office once occupied by Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson to a free spending Richmond businessman for golf outings, lavish vacations and $120,000 in sweetheart loans.
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