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    Bob McDonnell

    American attorney and politician

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  1. McDonnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Emma B. Meta (née Meiller; 1928–1994) and John Francis McDonnell (1916–2010). [16] His paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants, and his maternal grandparents were from Alsace-Lorraine in what was then the German Empire. [17]

    • The ‘Rain Checked’ Shopping Spree
    • Ferrari Fever
    • A Gift For Him: The Customized Rolex

    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...

    • The Former Governor & First Lady Were Indicted by a Grand Jury for Taking Lavish Gifts. A federal grand jury indicted the duo in 2014 after finding their cozy relationship with a business owner pushed legal boundaries.
    • Maureen McDonnell Has Previously Been Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison. More than a year after the indictment, Maureen McDonnell was sentenced to one year in prison.
    • Maureen McDonnell Was Accused of Having ‘a Crush’ on the Businessman. The ongoing public court battles made for interesting headlines, too. The former first lady’s defense attorney, William Burck, argued that Maureen McDonnell was smitten with Williams, the business executive, which is why she sought out his attention.
    • The Couple Has Publicly Struggled with Their Marriage. The corruption trials took the McDonnells’ marriage issues, whether the two arrived at the court separately or when the former governor testified that he was no longer living with his wife, and spilled them into the public eye.
  2. Jul 30, 2014 · Day 28 - Thursday, Sept. 4. The court announced after lunchtime the jury reached a verdict. Family members broke into sobs as their parents' guilty counts were read aloud. Son Bobby McDonnell...

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  3. Aug 20, 2014 · RICHMOND, Va. (WUSA9) -- Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell's sister took the stand in her brother's federal corruption trial on Tuesday, talking about her brother's troubled marriage.

  4. Sep 5, 2014 · A jury on Thursday found Bob guilty on 11 counts of public corruption, and his wife Maureen guilty on nine. "McDonnell's wasn’t a strategy that seemed recognizably pro-family or Christian."'.

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  6. May 17, 2024 · Maureen McDonnell, Bob McDonnell's sister and partner in the MoBo real estate venture, was the defense's first witness this morning at Bob and Maureen McDonnells' corruption trial in U.S....