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.