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A republican crock...er...crook??!! GASP?!!!!

littlejoe

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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on federal corruption charges that include conspiracy and wire fraud.


RICHMOND, Va. — 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."

Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report.
 

Mike

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Republicans were getting jealous. There are so many Democrats in prison and the Repubs are feeling left out.
 

littlejoe

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Mike said:
Republicans were getting jealous. There are so many Democrats in prison and the Repubs are feeling left out.

Throw 'em in jail together, they can do to each other what they've all been doing to us....
 

TexasBred

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littlejoe said:
Mike said:
Republicans were getting jealous. There are so many Democrats in prison and the Repubs are feeling left out.

Throw 'em in jail together, they can do to each other what they've all been doing to us....

Put him in a cell with Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D, Il)
 

Tam

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Gee lucky for Hillary another Republican Politician for the Dems/liberal bias media to use as a distraction so they don't have to report on the FATAL Benghazi scandal and the fact no one has been held accountable for 4 DEAD AMERICANS and all the LYING the Administration did to cover up their incompetence, or for Obama with the IRS scandal that has had the investigation, by a Obama donor, closed before any of the victims were contacted for their version of what was going on, with no body being held accountable. Or is this story cover for Obama's falling approval ratings and the fact the numbers Sibileus is spewing about Obamacare are not to be believed and the much talked about the Death Spiral is about to hit. OR is it to distract from the fact the Dems are about to vote against a Republican bill that will stop the Insurance Companies bailout due to the losses they suffered under OBAMACARE?

Say littlejoe when do you think the Dems/ media are going to cover all of Obama's PHONY SCANDALS like they do Republican scandals that didn't result in DEATHS? :?
 

gmacbeef

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Tam said:
Gee lucky for Hillary another Republican Politician for the Dems/liberal bias media to use as a distraction so they don't have to report on the FATAL Benghazi scandal and the fact no one has been held accountable for 4 DEAD AMERICANS and all the LYING the Administration did to cover up their incompetence, or for Obama with the IRS scandal that has had the investigation, by a Obama donor, closed before any of the victims were contacted for their version of what was going on, with no body being held accountable. Or is this story cover for Obama's falling approval ratings and the fact the numbers Sibileus is spewing about Obamacare are not to be believed and the much talked about the Death Spiral is about to hit. OR is it to distract from the fact the Dems are about to vote against a Republican bill that will stop the Insurance Companies bailout due to the losses they suffered under OBAMACARE?

Say littlejoe when do you think the Dems/ media are going to cover all of Obama's PHONY SCANDALS like they do Republican scandals that didn't result in DEATHS? :?

I'm sure they will "manufacture" plenty more distractions & Republican scandals to keep us occupied until 2016..............
 

Tam

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gmacbeef said:
Tam said:
Gee lucky for Hillary another Republican Politician for the Dems/liberal bias media to use as a distraction so they don't have to report on the FATAL Benghazi scandal and the fact no one has been held accountable for 4 DEAD AMERICANS and all the LYING the Administration did to cover up their incompetence, or for Obama with the IRS scandal that has had the investigation, by a Obama donor, closed before any of the victims were contacted for their version of what was going on, with no body being held accountable. Or is this story cover for Obama's falling approval ratings and the fact the numbers Sibileus is spewing about Obamacare are not to be believed and the much talked about the Death Spiral is about to hit. OR is it to distract from the fact the Dems are about to vote against a Republican bill that will stop the Insurance Companies bailout due to the losses they suffered under OBAMACARE?

Say littlejoe when do you think the Dems/ media are going to cover all of Obama's PHONY SCANDALS like they do Republican scandals that didn't result in DEATHS? :?

I'm sure they will "manufacture" plenty more distractions & Republican scandals to keep us occupied until 2016..............

Warning any time one of these stories hits the airwaves you need to look and see what the Dems did that the media is trying to distract your attention away from.

I willing to bet this story is giving cover to the Dems voting against the Republican bill against the Insurance Bailout. As how can you blame the whole Obamacare mess and the cancelation of millions of policies on the Insurance Companies greed then back a bailout?
 

Tam

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hopalong said:
say it is not so lil ot

http://news.msn.com/us/life-story-of-texas-state-sen-wendy-davis-questioned

isn't she a democrap

Yep the Democrat candidate.

She lies about her rags to riches life story and is rewarded by the Dems. is there any big surprise there. It is like a badge of honor with that party.

From what they said today her second husband that she is now divorced from paid the last installment on her Harvard debt the day before she walked out on him. Nice timing on her part :wink:
 

hypocritexposer

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obama was corrupt before he even ran for senate. Even more so his first 4 years as President. People don't care, especially Democrats. They want the freebies and it doesn't matter who has been defrauded, in order to give them that which they did not earn.

In the next elections, 2014 and 2016, you are going to hear much about income inequality. It will make it okay to steal from those that have earned their income/wealth and give it to those that haven't.

And the voters will be okay with it, because they will be fed propaganda, by the Dems., until they believe they are only stealing back what is theirs, from crooks.

In Democrat land, 2 wrongs, do make a "right"...I'm surprised they haven't amended the Bill of Rights, to claim as much
 

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