Verdicts reached in corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and wife Maureen

Brief background on the corruption trial of the former Republican governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, and his wife Maureen:

Bob and Maureen McDonnell are charged in a 14-count federal indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts, trips and loan from Jonnie Williams, former CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific Inc., in exchange for special favors.

The seven-man, five-woman jury heard from dozens of witnesses and reviewed a mountain of exhibits over the past five weeks.

The verdicts have been reached:

Bob McDonnell guilty of 11 counts–all corruption counts.

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) September 4, 2014

Maureen McDonnell guilty on 8 corruption counts and obstruction of justice.

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) September 4, 2014

The McDonnells "face decades in federal prison, though their actual sentence will probably fall well short of that." http://t.co/13aWdpR4T6

— Frank Yonkof (@FrankYonkof) September 4, 2014

Maureen McDonnell leaves court in tears pic.twitter.com/k6wxaQPE7L

— Katie Wall (@NBCKatie) September 4, 2014

Sentencing is scheduled for early January:

https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/507607308617007104

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include an additional tweet.