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Jan 8, 2019 · Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell - the once-rising Republican star who became tangled up in a corruption scheme with his wife Maureen – has filed for divorce after 42 years of marriage....
Jan 7, 2019 · RICHMOND — Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell has filed for divorce from his wife, Maureen, his onetime co-defendant in a “tawdry” corruption trial that exposed their marital woes and...
Jul 30, 2014 · Bob and Maureen McDonnell were each charged with 13 counts in a 14-count indictment: In the first count against them, the McDonnells were found guilty of conspiracy to commit...
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The indictment says “JW” (also known as Jonnie Williams) offered to buy Maureen McDonnell an Oscar de la Renta dress for her husband’s inauguration. After one of Bob McDonnell’s senior staffers objected, Mrs. McDonnell sent the following e-mail to the aide complaining about her family’s financial woes: “I need to talk to you about Inaugural clothin...
In late July 2011, the McDonnell family spent time at Jonnie Williams’ vacation home on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. Before the trip, Maureen McDonnell called Williams “to ask whether JW’s Ferrari would be at the house” for her husband to drive, the indictment reads. Williams had a Star Scientific employee drive the Ferrari from Richmond to Smi...
In August 2011, Maureen McDonnell allegedly asked Williams to purchase a Rolex watch, bearing the engraving "71st Governor of Virginia" on the back, for her husband. “Maureen McDonnell told JW that she wanted JW to buy a Rolex for Robert McDonnell. JW subsequently bought a Rolex for Robert McDonnell,” the indictment reads. Maureen McDonnell later g...
Sep 11, 2014 · Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and Maureen McDonnell were convicted last week on corruption charges. A Richmond jury found Bob McDonnell guilty on 11 of 14 corruption counts and his wife was found guilty on nine corruption counts and obstruction of justice.
Sep 4, 2014 · A jury has convicted former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen of corruption, fraud and bribery, after the couple accepted more than US$165,000 of gifts and loans from a...
Feb 20, 2015 · Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced Friday to one year and 1 day in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that destroyed her husband's political career.
